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Borrowings - Credit Agreement (Details) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Borrowings - Credit Agreement (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 02, 2020	Oct. 09, 2019	Mar. 01, 2019	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 16, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee (as a percent)								0.50%
Outstanding principal amount								$ 1,670,410,000
Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings								87,735,000	$ 121,859,000	$ 71,800,000
Fixed interest rate percentage					4.30%
Senior Secured Credit Facility Fourth Amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal amount											$ 1,150,000,000.00
Committed facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 50,000,000.0
Outstanding principal amount							$ 0	0	0
Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings								447,000	454,000	$ 306,000
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			5,000,000.0
Swingline Subfacility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 5,000,000.0
Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amortization, percentage of original aggregate principal amount			1.00%
Senior Secured Second Lien Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount												$ 500,000,000.0
Aggregate principal amount of debt redeemed		$ 500,000,000.0
Interest rate		6.75%										6.75%
Senior Secured Second Lien Notes \| Scenario 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee stepdown (as a percent)	0.375%
Senior Secured Second Lien Notes \| Scenario 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee stepdown (as a percent)	0.25%
Amended Credit Agreement \| Overnight Bank Funding Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	0.50%
Amended Credit Agreement \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	0.50%
Amended Credit Agreement \| LIBOR, Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	1.00%
Amended Credit Agreement \| Scenario 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate floor	1.00%
Amended Credit Agreement \| Scenario 1 \| Interest Rate Floor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	2.00%
Amended Credit Agreement \| Scenario 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate floor	0.00%
Amended Credit Agreement \| Scenario 2 \| Interest Rate Floor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	3.00%
VFH
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from borrowings			$ 404,500,000
VFH \| Committed facility
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Maximum borrowing capacity			50,000,000.0
Financing interest expense on long-term borrowings								500,000
VFH \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			5,000,000.0
VFH \| Swingline Subfacility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			5,000,000.0
Acquisition Borrower
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from borrowings			1,095,000,000
Term Loan \| First Lien Term Loan Facility
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Aggregate principal amount			$ 1,500,000,000
Outstanding principal amount								1,637,000,000
Repayments of debt								$ 288,500,000	$ 100,000,000
Term Loan \| VFH \| First Lien Term Loan Facility
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Aggregate principal amount		$ 525,000,000.0			$ 525,000,000.0
January 2020 Interest Rate Swap
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Derivative contract term				5 years
Derivative, notional amount				$ 1,000,000,000
Fixed interest rate percentage				4.40%
January 2020 Interest Rate Swap \| Term Loan \| VFH \| First Lien Term Loan Facility
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Aggregate principal amount				$ 1,000,000,000
Interest rate swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative contract term					5 years	5 years	5 years
Derivative, notional amount					$ 525,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000