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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Interest Coverage Ratio, Minimum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Number Of Fiscal Quarters Applicable To Updated Acquisition Ratio

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Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant, Maximum Leverage Ratio

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Amount of the required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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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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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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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 Obligations - Senior Credit Facility (Details) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 08, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) unit	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount borrowed under the credit facility		$ 1,333,185	$ 1,199,841
Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility available for revolving loans or issuing new letters of credit		1,630,000
Senior Credit Facility \| Canadian Dollars
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount borrowed under the credit facility		334,000
Senior Credit Facility \| U.S. Dollar
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount borrowed under the credit facility		225,000
Senior Credit Facility \| Australian Dollars
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount borrowed under the credit facility		$ 24,200
Senior Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum consolidated leverage ratio		3.5
Maximum consolidated leverage ratio, acquisition threshold		$ 200,000
Maximum consolidated leverage ratio permissible under credit agreement		4.0
Subsequent fiscal periods applying alternate ration due to acquisition threshold being met \| unit		4
Minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio		3.0
Amount borrowed under the credit facility		$ 583,200
Deferred financing costs		9,000	$ 10,100
Senior Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 2,640,000
Senior Credit Facility \| Letters of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Letters of credit and bank guarantees		430,500
Senior Credit Facility \| Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees \| Canadian Dollars
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Letters of credit and bank guarantees		95,500
Senior Credit Facility \| Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees \| U.S. Dollar
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Letters of credit and bank guarantees		335,000
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Payments Due First Business Day Of Quarter In 2023 And 2024
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payments	4,700
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Payments Due First Business Day Of Quarter In 2025
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payments	9,400
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Payments Due First Business Day Of Quarter In 2026
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payments	18,800
Senior Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 750,000
Amount borrowed under the credit facility		$ 750,000