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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Long Lived Assets (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) parcelOfLand facility	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) facility	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) facility	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) facility	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) facility	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) facility	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) facility	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on disposal/write-down of property, plant and equipment, net								$ 93,268	$ 172,041	$ 363,537
Sale and sale-leaseback transactions								94,500	164,000	342,100
Intangible impairments								$ 0	$ 0	23,000
Frankfurt JV
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain associated with Clutter Transaction										$ 24,100
11 Facilities and Parcels of Land In The United States
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale and sale-leaseback transactions			$ 49,000
Number of facilities \| facility			11
2 Facilities In The US and 1 In Canada
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale and sale-leaseback transactions		$ 17,000
2 Facilities In The US and 1 In Canada \| United States
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of facilities \| facility		2
2 Facilities In The US and 1 In Canada \| Canada
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of facilities \| facility		1
12 Facilities In The US, 1 Parcel Of Land In The US And 1 Facility In The UK
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale and sale-leaseback transactions	$ 28,500
12 Facilities In The US, 1 Parcel Of Land In The US And 1 Facility In The UK \| United States
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of facilities \| facility	12
Number of parcel of land \| parcelOfLand	1
12 Facilities In The US, 1 Parcel Of Land In The US And 1 Facility In The UK \| United Kingdom
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of facilities \| facility	1
2 Facilities In The Unites States
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale and sale-leaseback transactions							$ 76,400
Number of facilities \| facility							2
5 Facilities In The United States
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale and sale-leaseback transactions					$ 127,400
Number of facilities \| facility					5
9 Facilities In The United States
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale and sale-leaseback transactions				$ 36,600
Number of facilities \| facility				9
14 Facilities In The United States
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale and sale-leaseback transactions						$ 265,600
Number of facilities \| facility						14