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Borrowings - Credit Agreement (Details)			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Borrowings - Credit Agreement (Details)	Mar. 02, 2020	Mar. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) swap	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2022	Jan. 13, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020 instrument	Oct. 09, 2019 USD ($)
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Commitment fee (as a percent)						0.50%
Outstanding principal amount						$ 1,826,693,000			$ 1,630,496,000
Fixed interest rate percentage				4.30%
Interest rate swap
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Derivative contract term				5 years	5 years
Derivative, notional amount				$ 525,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000
Number of interest rate swaps \| instrument											2
Fixed interest rate percentage										4.50%
January 2020 Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative contract term			5 years
Derivative, notional amount			$ 1,000,000,000
Number of interest rate swaps \| swap			2
Fixed interest rate percentage			4.40%				4.60%			4.60%
Committed facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal amount						$ 0			$ 0
Committed facility \| Scenario 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)						1.00%
Committed facility \| Scenario 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)						1.50%
Committed facility \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)						2.50%
Committed facility \| SOFR \| Scenario 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)						0.00%
Amended Credit Agreement \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	0.50%
Amended Credit Agreement \| Overnight Bank Funding Rate
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Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)						0.50%
Amended Credit Agreement \| SOFR
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Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)						1.00%
Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
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Debt amortization, percentage of original aggregate principal amount	1.00%
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
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Commitment fee stepdown (as a percent)						0.25%
VFH
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Proceeds from borrowings		$ 404,500,000
VFH \| Committed facility
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Maximum borrowing capacity		50,000,000						$ 250,000,000
VFH \| Letter of Credit
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Maximum borrowing capacity		5,000,000						20,000,000
VFH \| Swingline Subfacility
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Maximum borrowing capacity		5,000,000						20,000,000
Acquisition Borrower
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Proceeds from borrowings		1,095,000,000
Term Loan \| Scenario 1
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Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)						1.50%
Term Loan \| Scenario 2
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Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)						2.00%
Term Loan \| SOFR
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Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)						3.00%
Term Loan \| SOFR \| Scenario 1
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Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)						0.50%
Term Loan \| First Lien Term Loan Facility
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Aggregate principal amount		$ 1,500,000,000
Outstanding principal amount						$ 1,800,000,000
Term Loan \| First Lien Term Loan Facility \| VFH
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Aggregate principal amount				$ 525,000,000								$ 525,000,000
Term Loan \| First Lien Term Loan Facility \| VFH \| January 2020 Interest Rate Swap
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Aggregate principal amount			$ 1,000,000,000
Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
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Aggregate principal amount								$ 1,800,000,000