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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 20, 2024 USD ($) | Aug. 09, 2024 USD ($) | Jul. 19, 2024 USD ($) | Jul. 18, 2024 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Jan. 17, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 04, 2023 USD ($) | Aug. 28, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 14, 2022 USD ($) | Jul. 01, 2022 USD ($) | May 02, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) business | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) business | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) business
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,905,702 | $ 4,637,564 | $ 4,425,371
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 340,238 |  |
Consideration, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 635,269 | 533,623 | $ 312,855
Measurement period adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 598 | (5,103) |
Number of business acquisitions with contingent consideration | business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Imaging & Identification |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,072,031 | 1,092,960 | $ 1,078,259
Measurement period adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Series of individually immaterial acquistions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of business acquisitions | business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 | 2 | 3
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 674,005 | $ 535,290 | $ 309,504
Contingent consideration, liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,736 |  |
Expected goodwill deducible amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,188 | 224,771 |
Goodwill - non-deductible |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 323,063 | 2,990 |
Series of individually immaterial acquistions | Imaging & Identification |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of business acquisitions | business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Series of individually immaterial acquistions | Customer intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 259,700 |
Series of individually immaterial acquistions | Unpatented technologies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,510 |
Series of individually immaterial acquistions | Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,960 |
Marshall Excelsior Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  | $ 395,809 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ 187,923 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marshall Excelsior Company | Customer intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  | $ 194,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transchem |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  | $ 48,241 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,132 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26,309 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bulloch Technologies, Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 121,917 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 73,850 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bulloch Technologies, Inc | Customer intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 62,417 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Demaco Holland D.V. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  |  | $ 42,556 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 23,788 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Demaco Holland D.V. | Customer intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 20,159 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Criteria Labs, Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  | $ 14,737 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 7,252 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Criteria Labs, Inc | Customer intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 7,900 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SPS Cryogenics B.V |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  | $ 11,080 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 5,118 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SPS Cryogenics B.V | Customer intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 5,677 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carter Day International, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill - non-deductible | $ 14,188 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | 19,780 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, net of cash acquired | $ 33,968 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions, Other Than MCE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of business acquisitions | business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |
Expected goodwill deducible amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,188 |  |
Goodwill - non-deductible |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 323,063 |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 149,328 |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 146,138 |  |
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions, Other Than MCE | Customer intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 282,915 |  |
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions, Other Than MCE | Unpatented technologies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,401 |  |
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions, Other Than MCE | Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,922 |  |
FW Murphy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 224,771 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 275,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  | 526,457 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Measurement period adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 227 |  |
Measurement period adjustments purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 288 |  |
FW Murphy | Customer intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 254,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FW Murphy | Unpatented technologies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FW Murphy | Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Arc Pacific group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,990 |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,833 |  |  |  |  |  |
Measurement period adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 371 |  |
Measurement period adjustments purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250 |  |
Arc Pacific group | Customer intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,670 |  |  |  |  |  |
Malema Engineering Corporation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 223,462 |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.70% |  |  |  | 0.30%
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 153,082 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 84,000 |  |  |  |
Measurement period adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,381 |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration, estimated payout |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50,000 |  |  |  |
Malema Engineering Corporation | Customer intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64,000 |  |  |  |
Malema Engineering Corporation | Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000 |  |  |  |
Malema Engineering Corporation | Patents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,000 |  |  |  |
Witte Pumps & Technology GmbH |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 77,942 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 41,779 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,812 |  |  |  |  |
Measurement period adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,749 |  |  |  |  |
AMN DPI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,100 |  |  |
Percentage acquired (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,903 |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,625 |  |  |
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions, Other Than Malema |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of business acquisitions | business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Goodwill - non-deductible |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 196,764
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,682
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,437
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions, Other Than Malema | Customer intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90,742
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions, Other Than Malema | Unpatented technologies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,302
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions, Other Than Malema | Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,393
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions, Other Than Malema | Patents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,000

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