Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Operating Leases
Remainder of 2023	$ 23,541
2024	82,431
2025	65,559
2026	48,661
2027	32,482
Thereafter	38,454
Total future minimum payments related to operating leases, finance leases and lease financing transactions	291,128
Less imputed interest	(25,343)
Total	265,785
Finance Leases
Remainder of 2023	770
2024	6,902
2025	6,542
2026	6,298
2027	5,768
Thereafter	5,414
Total future minimum payments related to operating leases, finance leases and lease financing transactions	31,694
Less imputed interest	(1,605)
Total	30,089	$ 3,542
Lease Financing Transactions
Remainder of 2023	4,940
2024	18,710
2025	16,986
2026	17,530
2027	14,679
Thereafter	32,492
Total future minimum payments related to operating leases, finance leases and lease financing transactions	105,337
Less imputed interest	0
Total	105,337
Total
Remainder of 2023	29,251
2024	108,043
2025	89,087
2026	72,489
2027	52,929
Thereafter	76,360
Total future minimum payments related to operating leases, finance leases and lease financing transactions	428,159
Less imputed interest	(26,948)
Total	$ 401,211

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