Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Debt-To-Capital Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Leverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Leverage Ratio For Up To One Year Following Qualified Acquisition

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Additional Capital Raised

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Consolidated Net Income For Three Consecutive Calendar Months

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Extended Financing Agreement Term

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Line Of Credit Facility, Number Of Extension Options

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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DEBT AND FINANCING COSTS - Narrative (Details) - Line of Credit	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of extension options \| contract	2
Extended financing agreement term	1 year
Debt maximum borrowing capacity	$ 450,000,000.0
Debt covenant, minimum consolidated net income for three consecutive calendar months	175,000,000
Debt covenant, minimum additional capital raised	$ 250,000,000.0
Debt outstanding		$ 0
Debt facility fee percentage		0.20%
Debt covenant, maximum debt-to-capital ratio		30.00%
Debt covenant, maximum leverage ratio		5.00
Debt covenant, maximum leverage ratio for up to one year following qualified acquisition		5.50
Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		0.05%
Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.05%
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maximum borrowing capacity				$ 800,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maximum borrowing capacity				100,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Swingline Loan Subfacility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maximum borrowing capacity				$ 100,000,000
Scenario, Forecast \| Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maximum borrowing capacity			$ 1,500,000,000.0