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Debt (Schedule of Cash and Non-Cash Interest Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Cash Interest | $ 101,226 | $ 82,252
Non-cash Interest | $ 14,239 | 11,526
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 6.037% |
Cash Interest | $ 9,286 | 2,279
2018 Term Loan [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 2.569% |
Cash Interest | $ 14,363 | 10,910
Non-cash Interest | $ 9,223 | 11,438
Blended rate | 2.569% |
Accruing interest rate | 6.60% |
2014-2C Tower Securities [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 3.869% |
Cash Interest | $ 6,046 | 6,046
2018-1C Tower Securities [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 3.448% |
Cash Interest |  | 5,570
2019-1C Tower Securities [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 2.836% |
Cash Interest | $ 8,357 | 8,357
2020-1C Tower Securities [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 1.884% |
Cash Interest | $ 3,598 | 3,598
2020-2C Tower Securities [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 2.328% |
Cash Interest | $ 3,540 | 3,540
2021-1C Tower Securities [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 1.631% |
Cash Interest | $ 4,846 | 4,846
2021-2C Tower Securities [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 1.84% |
Cash Interest | $ 4,196 | 4,196
2021-3C Tower Securities [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 2.593% |
Cash Interest | $ 5,873 | 5,873
2022-1C Tower Securities [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 6.599% |
Cash Interest | $ 14,093 |
2020 Senior Notes [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 3.875% |
Cash Interest | $ 14,531 | 14,531
Non-cash Interest | $ 88 | 88
2021 Senior Notes [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 3.125% |
Cash Interest | $ 11,719 | 11,719
Other [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Cash Interest | 778 | $ 787
Non-cash Interest | 4,928 |
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | 2018 Term Loan [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 1,950,000 |
Derivative fixed interest rate | 1.874% |
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | 2018 Term Loan [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Derivative basis spread on variable interest rate | 1.75% |

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