Bank Covenant Allowed Indebtness With Respect to Convertible Debt

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Fair Value of Business Combination

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Line of Credit, Accordion

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
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-Section 50
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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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The cash inflow from bank borrowing during the year.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
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-Section 45
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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 19, 2018	Apr. 03, 2018	Nov. 03, 2017	Apr. 09, 2018	Feb. 21, 2018
Regions Bank [Member] \| Secured Term Loan [Member] \| Secured Syndicated Credit Facility, Sixth Amendment [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Bank Covenant allowed Indebtness with respect to convertible debt				$ 250.0
Regions Bank [Member] \| Secured Term Loan [Member] \| Secured Syndicated Credit Facility, Sixth Amendment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of Credit, Accordion					$ 150.0
Regions Bank [Member] \| Secured Term Loan [Member] \| Secured Syndicated Credit Facility, Seventh Amendment [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Bank Covenant allowed Indebtness with respect to convertible debt				$ 300.0
Regions Bank [Member] \| Secured Term Loan [Member] \| Secured Syndicated Credit Facility, Fifth Amendment [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of Credit, Accordion			$ 175.0
Proceeds from Bank Debt			20.0
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity			30.0
Regions Bank [Member] \| Secured Term Loan [Member] \| Secured Syndicated Credit Facility, Fifth Amendment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of Credit, Accordion			50.0
Regions Bank [Member] \| Secured Term Loan [Member] \| Secured Syndicated Credit Facility, Fifth Amendment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of Credit, Accordion			$ 100.0
CDL (Centrum) [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Fair Value of Business Combination		$ 175.0
Smartclass [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Fair Value of Business Combination	$ 8.0
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	60.00%