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Investments - Additional Information (Details) ₨ in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Jul. 07, 2023 USD ($) | Jul. 07, 2023 INR (₨) | Jun. 28, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 INR (₨) | Feb. 28, 2022
MakeSpace JV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49.99%
Gain on disposal | $ 35,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Clutter JV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest |  | 0.00% |  |  |  | 27.00% | 26.73% | 26.73% | 27.00%
Gain on disposal |  |  | $ 35,800 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss associated with the Clutter transactions |  | $ 38,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Web Werks JV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest |  | 0.00% |  | 63.39% | 63.39% |  | 53.58% | 53.58% |
Equity method investments, fair value disclosure |  |  |  | $ 45,300 | ₨ 3,750,000 |  | $ 96,200 | ₨ 7,500,000 |

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