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Segment Reporting - Reconciliation of Segment EBITDA to Income Before Income Tax Provision (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA | $ 771,883 | [1] | $ 663,825 | [1] | $ 2,120,266 | $ 1,831,082
Depreciation | (248,473) |  | (214,966) |  | (712,392) | (632,347)
Amortization of intangibles | (45,170) |  | (39,405) |  | (129,584) | (117,740)
Impairments and other operating items | (2,897) |  | (56,477) |  | (11,441) | (69,201)
Interest expense | (83,520) |  | (69,016) |  | (244,385) | (204,914)
Interest income | 3,331 |  | 2,833 |  | 9,391 | 6,886
Other income (expense), net | 4,904 |  | 5,372 |  | 12,727 | 8,346
Income before income tax provision | 400,058 |  | 292,166 |  | 1,044,582 | 822,112
Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA | 779,958 |  | 666,554 |  | 2,146,952 | 1,853,224
Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA | (8,075) | [1] | (2,729) | [1] | (26,686) | (22,142)
Eastern | Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA | 114,007 | [1] | 100,779 | [1] | 312,101 | 260,569
Southern | Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA | 144,384 | [1] | 133,072 | [1] | 411,320 | 384,660
Western | Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA | 147,490 | [1] | 124,433 | [1] | 394,974 | 354,682
Central | Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA | 143,486 | [1] | 137,823 | [1] | 408,217 | 384,538
Canada | Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA | 153,580 | [1] | 108,524 | [1] | 411,089 | 286,703
MidSouth | Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment EBITDA | $ 77,011 | [1] | $ 61,923 | [1] | $ 209,251 | $ 182,072
[1] | For those items included in the determination of segment EBITDA, the accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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