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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Leases [Abstract] |
Lease, Cost | Further information relating to operating lease expense and other operating lease information is as follows:
|  |  | For the Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands) | 2023 |  | 2022
Leases: |  |  |  |  |
Lease cost |  |  | $ | 44,256 |  |  | $ | 43,383 |
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities reported in operating cash flows |  |  | $ | 49,910 |  |  | $ | 43,871 |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities |  |  | $ | 53,753 |  |  | $ | 28,075 |
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information |
| As of December 31,
($ in thousands) | 2023 |  | 2022
Right-of-use assets | $ | 176,496 |  |  | $ | 169,271 |
Lease liabilities | $ | 218,621 |  |  | $ | 204,088 |
Weighted-average remaining lease term | 7.3 years |  | 7.1 years
Weighted-average discount rate | 5.10 | % |  | 4.40 | %
Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities | Contractual maturities of the Company’s future minimum lease payments are as follows:
(In thousands) | December 31, 2023 |  |  |
Contractual Maturities: |  |  |  |
2024 | $ | 50,222 |  |  |  |
2025 | 41,249 |  |  |  |
2026 | 34,072 |  |  |  |
2027 | 24,900 |  |  |  |
2028 | 23,206 |  |  |  |
Thereafter | 84,014 |  |  |  |
Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments | 257,663 |  |  |  |
Less: Discount impact | 39,042 |  |  |  |
Total lease liability | $ | 218,621 |  |  |  |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of lessee's operating lease liability. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to operating lease liability recognized in statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147478964/842-20-50-6 + Details
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