The amount of liabilities the seller must satisfy to receive the stated amount of contingent consideration.

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The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy.

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The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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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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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 cash outflow reducing loss contingency liability.

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Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Nov. 21, 2016	Apr. 29, 2017	Oct. 29, 2016	Jul. 30, 2016
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			$ 13.0
Loss Contingency Accrual, Payments	$ 0.1
Letters of credit outstanding amount		$ 57.6		$ 57.6
Standby Letters of Credit
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding amount		57.6		57.6
Performance Guarantee and Surety Bond
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Outstanding performance and other surety contract bonds		130.9		$ 165.8
Goodman Networks, Inc. Wireline Operations
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Escrow Deposit		20.0
Indemnification Portion Subject to Certain Conditions, Not Less Than Twelve Months \| Goodman Networks, Inc. Wireline Operations
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Escrow Deposit		10.0
Indemnification Portion Subject to Seller Satisfaction of Certain Liabilities \| Goodman Networks, Inc. Wireline Operations
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Escrow Deposit		10.0
Seller Liability, Satisfaction Required for Contingent Consideration		$ 31.7