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Debt Instrument, Interest Coverage Ratio Required, Minimum

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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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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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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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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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Nov. 13, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, gross	$ 407,188,000		$ 358,500,000
New Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining availability	$ 49,500,000
Ratio of consolidated net debt to EBITDA (no greater than)	4.50
Ratio of consolidated EBITDA to fixed charges (no less than)	1.20
New Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.25%
New Credit Facility \| Alternative Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.25%
New Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 100,000,000.0
Long term debt, gross	$ 50,500,000		58,500,000
Weighted-average interest rate	3.30%
New Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Federal Funds Effective Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
New Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
New Credit Facility \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				10,000,000.0
New Credit Facility \| Swing Line Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				10,000,000.0
New Credit Facility \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount				240,000,000.0
Long term debt, gross	$ 234,000,000		240,000,000
Additional term loan repayment rate	5.00%
New Credit Facility \| Additional Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount				$ 125,000,000.0
New Credit Facility \| Delayed Draw Term Loan (DDTL)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, gross	$ 122,688,000	$ 65,000,000	60,000,000
Prior Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, gross			85,000,000.0
Prior Credit Facility \| Swing Line Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			5,000,000.0
Prior Credit Facility \| Additional Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			125,000,000.0
Prior Credit Facility \| Contract draw loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 170,000,000.0