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Acquisitions - Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 25, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed: |  |  |  |
Goodwill Initially Recorded |  | $ 5,083,817 | $ 5,017,912 | $ 4,882,734
All acquisitions |  |  |  |
Consideration paid for acquisitions |  |  |  |
Cash Paid (gross of cash acquired) |  | 185,882 | 88,635 |
Fair Value of Noncontrolling Interests |  | 0 | 78,598 |
Fair Value of Previously Held Equity Interest |  | 0 | 99,718 |
Deferred purchase obligation, purchase price holdbacks and other |  | 134,638 | 4,790 |
Settlement of Pre-Existing Relationships |  | 0 | 21,641 |
Total Consideration |  | 320,520 | 293,382 |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed: |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |  | 9,843 | 49,716 |
Accounts Receivable, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets |  | 24,872 | 36,274 |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  | 12,320 | 140,668 |
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets |  | 38,037 | 29,046 |
Debt Assumed |  | 0 | (22,413) |
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities |  | (36,786) | (19,323) |
Operating Lease Liabilities |  | (26,925) | (29,046) |
Deferred Income Taxes |  | (4,981) | (4,495) |
Total Fair Value of Identifiable Net Assets Acquired |  | 147,983 | 202,803 |
Goodwill Initially Recorded |  | 172,537 | 90,579 |
Cash paid for previous acquisition |  | $ 2,375 | $ 2,930 | 581
ITRenew And Other 2022 Acquisitions |  |  |  |
Consideration paid for acquisitions |  |  |  |
Cash Paid (gross of cash acquired) |  |  |  | 834,766
Fair Value of Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  | 0
Fair Value of Previously Held Equity Interest |  |  |  | 0
Deferred purchase obligation, purchase price holdbacks and other |  |  |  | 288,737
Settlement of Pre-Existing Relationships |  |  |  | 0
Total Consideration |  |  |  | 1,123,503
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed: |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |  |  |  | 31,657
Accounts Receivable, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets |  |  |  | 75,559
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |  | 101,263
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets |  |  |  | 32,680
Debt Assumed |  |  |  | 0
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities |  |  |  | (62,226)
Operating Lease Liabilities |  |  |  | (32,680)
Deferred Income Taxes |  |  |  | (111,065)
Total Fair Value of Identifiable Net Assets Acquired |  |  |  | 575,202
Goodwill Initially Recorded |  |  |  | 548,301
ITRenew |  |  |  |
Consideration paid for acquisitions |  |  |  |
Cash Paid (gross of cash acquired) | $ 748,846 |  |  | 749,596
Fair Value of Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  | 0
Fair Value of Previously Held Equity Interest |  |  |  | 0
Deferred purchase obligation, purchase price holdbacks and other |  |  |  | 275,100
Settlement of Pre-Existing Relationships |  |  |  | 0
Total Consideration |  |  |  | 1,024,696
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed: |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |  |  |  | 30,694
Accounts Receivable, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets |  |  |  | 71,612
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |  | 7,541
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets |  |  |  | 29,545
Debt Assumed |  |  |  | 0
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities |  |  |  | (60,157)
Operating Lease Liabilities |  |  |  | (29,545)
Deferred Income Taxes |  |  |  | (100,922)
Total Fair Value of Identifiable Net Assets Acquired |  |  |  | 483,668
Goodwill Initially Recorded |  |  |  | 541,028
Deferred Purchase Obligations and Other Deferred Payments |  |  |  | 275,100
Other 2022 Acquisitions |  |  |  |
Consideration paid for acquisitions |  |  |  |
Cash Paid (gross of cash acquired) |  |  |  | 85,170
Fair Value of Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  | 0
Fair Value of Previously Held Equity Interest |  |  |  | 0
Deferred purchase obligation, purchase price holdbacks and other |  |  |  | 13,637
Settlement of Pre-Existing Relationships |  |  |  | 0
Total Consideration |  |  |  | 98,807
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed: |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |  |  |  | 963
Accounts Receivable, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets |  |  |  | 3,947
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |  | 93,722
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets |  |  |  | 3,135
Debt Assumed |  |  |  | 0
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities |  |  |  | (2,069)
Operating Lease Liabilities |  |  |  | (3,135)
Deferred Income Taxes |  |  |  | (10,143)
Total Fair Value of Identifiable Net Assets Acquired |  |  |  | 91,534
Goodwill Initially Recorded |  |  |  | $ 7,273
Customer relationship intangible assets |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed: |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  | 20 years | 4 years | 12 years
Customer relationship intangible assets | All acquisitions |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed: |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 131,463 | $ 14,330 |
Customer relationship intangible assets | ITRenew And Other 2022 Acquisitions |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed: |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 491,272
Customer relationship intangible assets | ITRenew |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed: |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | 487,600
Customer relationship intangible assets | Other 2022 Acquisitions |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed: |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | 3,672
Other Intangible Assets | All acquisitions |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed: |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 140 | $ 8,046 |
Other Intangible Assets | ITRenew And Other 2022 Acquisitions |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed: |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | 48,742
Other Intangible Assets | ITRenew |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed: |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | 47,300
Other Intangible Assets | Other 2022 Acquisitions |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed: |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 1,442

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