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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Carrying Value of Goodwill, by Reporting Unit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill
Goodwill	$ 4,882,734	$ 4,463,531	$ 4,557,609
GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS
Goodwill
Goodwill	3,852,946	3,972,852	4,022,641
GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS | North America RIM
Goodwill
Goodwill	2,667,400	2,720,049
GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS | Europe RIM
Goodwill
Goodwill		624,502
GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS | ESA RIM
Goodwill
Goodwill	521,949
GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS | MENAT RIM
Goodwill
Goodwill	25,007
GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS | Latin America RIM
Goodwill
Goodwill	109,069	107,174
GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS | APAC RIM
Goodwill
Goodwill	497,792
GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS | ANZ RIM
Goodwill
Goodwill		284,042
GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS | Asia RIM
Goodwill
Goodwill		240,494
GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS | Entertainment Services
Goodwill
Goodwill	31,729
GLOBAL DATA CENTER BUSINESS
Goodwill
Goodwill	418,502	426,074	436,987
GLOBAL DATA CENTER BUSINESS | Global Data Center
Goodwill
Goodwill	418,502	426,074
CORPORATE  AND OTHER
Goodwill
Goodwill	611,286	64,605	$ 97,981
CORPORATE  AND OTHER | Fine Arts
Goodwill
Goodwill	33,908	27,905
CORPORATE  AND OTHER | Entertainment Services
Goodwill
Goodwill		$ 33,291
CORPORATE  AND OTHER | ALM
Goodwill
Goodwill	$ 577,378

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