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- Definition

Interest coverage ratio

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- Definition

Leverage ratio.

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- Definition

Line of credit facility additional expansion option available

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- Definition

Write off of deferred financing costs associated with the reduced borrowing capacity

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

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

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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- Definition

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

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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- Definition

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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- Definition

Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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- Definition

Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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- Definition

Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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- Definition

Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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- Definition

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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- Definition

The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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- Definition

The cash outflow for a long-term debt where the holder has highest claim on the entity's asset in case of bankruptcy or liquidation during the period.

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Debt - Additional Information (Details)				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 16, 2012 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 22, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior credit facility expansion option, available					$ 450,000,000	$ 450,000,000
Debt Instrument, actual interest rate					4.00%	4.00%
Repayments of Senior Debt							$ (500,000)
Libor Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate over variable rate					2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date					May 08, 2020
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 600,000,000	$ 600,000,000
Line of Credit \| Senior Credit Facility - Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused credit line					598,300,000	598,300,000
Unused credit line Available for Borrowing, Amount					$ 146,100,000	146,100,000
Senior Notes \| 5.625% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date					Jun. 15, 2022
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate			5.625%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage							103.00%
Repayments of Senior Debt						$ 0	$ (500,000)
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage					0.15%
Interest coverage ratio					3.5	3.5
Minimum \| Libor Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate over variable rate					1.00%
Minimum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate over variable rate					0.00%
Minimum \| Senior Notes \| 5.625% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			100.00%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage					0.35%
Leverage ratio					3.75	3.75
Maximum \| Libor Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate over variable rate					2.25%
Maximum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate over variable rate					1.25%
Maximum \| Senior Notes \| 5.625% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			102.80%
Starting on June 30, 2016 \| Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly installments, payable on term loan		$ 3,800,000
Starting on June 30, 2017 \| Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly installments, payable on term loan	$ 7,500,000
Reduced the borrowing capacity on the revolver [Domain] \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity								$ 300,000,000
Write off of deferred financing costs				$ 1,000,000