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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, $ in Millions |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 07, 2020 | Jun. 10, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2022 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective tax rate |  |  | 38.20% | 38.20% | 61.80% |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance |  |  | $ 360,000 |  | $ 262,000 |
U.S. foreign tax credit valuation allowance reversed amount |  |  | 156,000 |  | 50,000 |
Income tax benefit |  |  | $ (298,000) |  | $ (149,000) | $ (82,000)
Fixed tax rate (as a percent) |  |  | 21.00% | 21.00% | 21.00% | 21.00%
U.S. Foreign Tax Credits |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance amount |  |  | $ 106,000 |  |  |
Mexican Operation |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance amount |  |  | $ (35,000) |  |  |
Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed tax rate (as a percent) |  |  | 30.00% | 30.00% |  |
Withholding tax percent, dividend distribution |  |  | 7.00% | 7.00% |  |
Micro And Small | Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
New criteria benchmark percent, income tax burden | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |
Medium-Sized | Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
New criteria benchmark percent, income tax burden | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |
Large | Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
New criteria benchmark percent, income tax burden | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |
Secretariat Of Knowledge Economy Resolution Issued |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit |  |  | $ 27,000 |  | $ 14,000 | $ 8,000
Aggregate per share effect of the Argentine tax holiday | $ / shares |  |  | $ 540,000 |  | $ 290,000 |
Social security benefit |  |  | $ 54,000 |  | $ 45,000 | $ 15,000
Recognized gain related to export duties accrued |  |  |  |  | 24,000 |
Software development law audit fees |  |  | $ 5,000 |  | $ 4,000 |
Progressive Tax Scale, First Tier | Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed tax rate (as a percent) |  |  | 25.00% | 25.00% |  |
Accumulated taxable income benchmark |  |  | $ 28 |  |  |
Progressive Tax Scale, Second Tier | Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed tax rate (as a percent) |  |  | 30.00% | 30.00% |  |
Accumulated taxable income benchmark |  |  | $ 282 | $ 5 |  |
Initial tax payment benchmark |  |  | $ 6 | $ 1 |  |
Progressive Tax Scale, Third Tier | Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed tax rate (as a percent) |  |  | 35.00% | 35.00% |  |
Accumulated taxable income benchmark |  |  |  | $ 50 |  |
Initial tax payment benchmark |  |  | $ 85 | 15 |  |
Minimum | Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Benchmark percent of derived revenue, enacted law |  | 70.00% |  |  |  |
Non-transferable tax credit bond percent | 70.00% |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | Progressive Tax Scale, Second Tier | Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated taxable income benchmark |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Maximum | Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-transferable tax credit bond percent | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Progressive Tax Scale, First Tier | Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated taxable income benchmark |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Maximum | Progressive Tax Scale, Second Tier | Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated taxable income benchmark |  |  |  | $ 50 |  |

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