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Debt - Cash Pooling (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) cash_pool | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) cash_pool | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cash pools | cash_pool | 2 |  |
Bank Mendes Gans |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cash pools | cash_pool |  | 2 |
JP Morgan Chase Bank |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cash pools | cash_pool | 2 | 2 |
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding | $ 36,480,000 | $ 36,498,000 |
Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding | $ 3,039,000 | $ 3,056,000 |
BMG QRS Cash Pool |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cash pools | cash_pool | 1 |  |
Cash Pool Agreement, Borrowings, Maximum | $ 10,000,000 |  |
BMG QRS Cash Pool | Bank Mendes Gans |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cash pools | cash_pool |  | 1 |
GROSS CASH POSITION | 552,900,000 |  | $ 448,700,000
OUTSTANDING DEBIT BALANCES | (552,100,000) | $ (553,100,000) | (447,400,000)
NET CASH POSITION | $ 800,000 | $ 1,500,000 | 1,300,000
BMG QRS Cash Pool | JP Morgan Chase Bank |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cash pools | cash_pool | 1 | 1 |
Cash Pool Agreement, Borrowings, Maximum | $ 12,000,000 |  |
GROSS CASH POSITION | 9,400,000 |  | 0
OUTSTANDING DEBIT BALANCES | (9,200,000) | $ (13,500,000) | 0
NET CASH POSITION | $ 200,000 | $ 100,000 | 0
BMG TRS Cash Pool |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cash pools | cash_pool | 1 |  |
BMG TRS Cash Pool | Bank Mendes Gans |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cash pools | cash_pool |  | 1 |
GROSS CASH POSITION | $ 606,000,000 |  | 555,500,000
OUTSTANDING DEBIT BALANCES | (603,900,000) | $ (551,700,000) | (553,500,000)
NET CASH POSITION | $ 2,100,000 | $ 1,200,000 | 2,000,000
BMG TRS Cash Pool | JP Morgan Chase Bank |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of cash pools | cash_pool | 1 | 1 |
Cash Pool Agreement, Borrowings, Maximum | $ 10,000,000 |  |
GROSS CASH POSITION | 12,000,000 |  | 0
OUTSTANDING DEBIT BALANCES | (9,900,000) | $ (16,600,000) | 0
NET CASH POSITION | $ 2,100,000 | $ 400,000 | $ 0

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