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Consideration for Permitted Acquisition under Credit Agreement, Number of Consecutive Quarters

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Number of Full Fiscal Quarters Prior To

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Debt Instrument, Final Periodic Payment, Principal

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Equity Interest In Certain Foreign Subsidiaries

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Equity Interest In Domestic Subsidiaries

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity with Accordion Feature

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Line of Credit Facility Remaining Borrowing Capacity Excluding Letters of Credit

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Line of Credit Facility Remaining Borrowing Capacity subject to EBITDA limiitations

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Minimum Liquidity Debt Covenant under Credit Agreement

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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-Section S99
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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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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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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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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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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 (Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreements) (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	21 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	May 06, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Integer	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	May 06, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 20, 2012 USD ($)
Debt Instrument
Outstanding balance under revolving credit agreement				$ 417,058		$ 440,821
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Outstanding balance under revolving credit agreement				212,605		233,513
Term Loan
Debt Instrument
Outstanding balance under revolving credit agreement				$ 91,250		$ 96,250
2015 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument
Interest rate at period end				2.19%		1.67%
Consolidated senior secured indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA, ratio				3.50
Debt instrument, basis points				1.00
Number of consecutive quarters \| Integer				4
Consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA, ratio				4.00
Consolidated total leverage ratio				4.25
Consideration for permitted acquisition under credit agreement				$ 125,000
Covenant terms, number of full fiscal quarters prior to \| Integer				2
Portion of rent expense under capital leases That is Treated as Interest Expense, ratio				4.00
Minimum liquidity debt covenant under credit agreement				50.00%
2015 Credit Agreement \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument
Quarterly principal payment amounts	$ 1,250
Consolidated senior secured indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA, ratio				3.75
2015 Credit Agreement \| JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as Administrative Agent Bank of America NA and RBS Citizens NA as Co-Syndication Agents
Debt Instrument
Line of credit, credit agreement							$ 700,000
2015 Credit Agreement \| JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as Administrative Agent Bank of America NA and RBS Citizens NA as Co-Syndication Agents \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument
Line of credit increase in maximum borrowing capacity due to accordion feature				$ 900,000
2015 Credit Agreement \| Co-lead Arrangers Bank of America Securities LLC, JP Morgan Securities LLC, and RBS Citizens N.A. and a Syndicate of Lenders \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Line of credit, amount outstanding				212,605		$ 233,513
Remaining borrowing capacity excluding letters of credit				387,395		366,487
Line of credit, credit agreement				600,000		600,000	600,000	$ 400,000
Available borrowing capacity				381,740		360,587
Remaining borrowing capacity subject to EBITDA limitations				$ 209,467		259,883
2015 Credit Agreement \| Co-lead Arrangers Bank of America Securities LLC, JP Morgan Securities LLC, and RBS Citizens N.A. and a Syndicate of Lenders \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument
Line of credit, credit agreement							$ 100,000
2015 Credit Agreement \| Collateral Member One \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Equity interest In certain foreign subsidiaries				66.00%
2015 Credit Agreement \| Collateral Member Two \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Equity interest in domestic subsidiaries				100.00%
2015 Credit Agreement \| Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Commitment fee percentage				0.175%
2015 Credit Agreement \| Minimum \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument
Commitment fee percentage				1.25%
2015 Credit Agreement \| Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Commitment fee percentage				0.30%
2015 Credit Agreement \| Maximum \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument
Commitment fee percentage				2.00%
2015 Credit Agreement \| Forecast \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument
Quarterly principal payment amounts			$ 2,500		$ 1,875
Final quarterly principal payment		$ 65,000
Letter of Credit \| Co-lead Arrangers Bank of America Securities LLC, JP Morgan Securities LLC, and RBS Citizens N.A. and a Syndicate of Lenders \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Letters of credit outstanding amount				$ 5,655		$ 5,900