Stock-based Compensation - 2016 Profit Interest Plan and 2016 Grants (Details) - shares	Jul. 18, 2016	Feb. 03, 2016
2016 Profit Interest Plan \| Former Parent \| Management Incentive Units
2016 Profit Interest Plan
Number of authorized shares		295,667
Authorized management incentive units that could be awarded (as a percent)		8.00%
2016 Director Plan \| Non-voting Bonus Units
2016 Profit Interest Plan
Aggregate value of 2016 Profit Interest Plan reserved for 2016 Director Plan (as a percent)	10.00%
Annual vesting percentage	25.00%
Vesting period	4 years

Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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