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Restructuring and Other Transformation Charges - Restructuring Charges (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended | 16 Months Ended | 27 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2021
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and other transformation | $ 175,215,000 | $ 41,933,000 | $ 206,426,000 |  |
Project Matterhorn |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring | 57,319,000 | 13,292,000 |  | $ 70,611,000 |
Other transformation | 117,896,000 | 28,641,000 |  | 146,537,000 |
Restructuring and other transformation | 175,215,000 | 41,933,000 | 0 | 217,148,000 |
Project Summit Costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and other transformation | 0 | 0 | 206,426,000 |  | $ 449,419,000
GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS | Project Matterhorn |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring | 46,722,000 | 13,083,000 |  | 59,805,000 |
Other transformation | 28,369,000 | 3,901,000 |  | 32,270,000 |
GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS | Project Summit Costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and other transformation |  |  | 59,033,000 |  | 148,073,000
GLOBAL DATA CENTER BUSINESS | Project Matterhorn |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring | 520,000 | 0 |  | 520,000 |
Other transformation | 4,964,000 | 58,000 |  | 5,022,000 |
GLOBAL DATA CENTER BUSINESS | Project Summit Costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and other transformation |  |  | 3,062,000 |  | 5,000,000
CORPORATE AND OTHER | Project Matterhorn |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring | 10,077,000 | 209,000 |  | 10,286,000 |
Other transformation | $ 84,563,000 | $ 24,682,000 |  | $ 109,245,000 |
CORPORATE AND OTHER | Project Summit Costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and other transformation |  |  | 144,331,000 |  | 296,346,000
Employee severance | Project Summit Costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and other transformation |  |  | 22,809,000 |  | 91,008,000
Professional fees and other | Project Summit Costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and other transformation |  |  | $ 183,617,000 |  | $ 358,411,000

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