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Debt (Schedule of Cash and Non-Cash Interest Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 11, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash Interest | $ 120,154 | $ 95,711 | $ 343,959 | $ 289,632 |
Non-cash interest | $ 567 | 7,192 | $ 10,148 | 22,715 |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 5.235% |  | 5.235% |  |
Cash Interest | $ 1,480 | 1,982 | $ 3,107 | 7,611 |
2018 Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash Interest |  |  |  | 3,253 |
Non-cash interest |  |  |  | 1,867 |
2024 Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 5.253% |  | 5.253% |  |
Cash Interest | $ 30,625 | 16,072 | $ 74,885 | 45,670 |
Non-cash interest | $ 183 | 6,747 | $ 7,844 | 18,381 |
Blended rate |  |  | 5.253% |  |
Accruing interest rate | 5.92% |  | 5.92% |  |
2014-2C Tower Securities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 3.869% |  | 3.869% |  |
Cash Interest |  | 6,046 |  | 18,138 |
2019-1C Tower Securities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 2.836% |  | 2.836% |  |
Cash Interest |  | 8,357 | $ 1,306 | 25,072 |
2020-1C Tower Securities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 1.884% |  | 1.884% |  |
Cash Interest | $ 3,598 | 3,598 | $ 10,793 | 10,793 |
2020-2C Tower Securities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 2.328% |  | 2.328% |  |
Cash Interest | $ 3,540 | 3,540 | $ 10,619 | 10,619 |
2021-1C Tower Securities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 1.631% |  | 1.631% |  |
Cash Interest | $ 4,870 | 4,870 | $ 14,567 | 14,567 |
2021-2C Tower Securities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 1.84% |  | 1.84% |  |
Cash Interest | $ 4,196 | 4,196 | $ 12,587 | 12,587 |
2021-3C Tower Securities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 2.593% |  | 2.593% |  |
Cash Interest | $ 5,873 | 5,873 | $ 17,619 | 17,619 |
2022-1C Tower Securities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 6.599% |  | 6.599% |  |
Cash Interest | $ 14,094 | 14,094 | $ 42,281 | 42,281 |
2024-1C Tower Securities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 4.831% |  | 4.831% |  |
Cash Interest | $ 17,636 |  | $ 52,907 |  |
2024-2C Tower Securities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 4.654% |  | 4.654% |  |
Cash Interest | $ 7,977 |  | $ 23,932 |  |
Accruing interest rate | 5.115% |  | 5.115% |  | 4.654%
2020 Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 3.875% |  | 3.875% |  |
Cash Interest | $ 14,531 | 14,531 | $ 43,594 | 43,594 |
Non-cash interest | $ 100 | 92 | $ 296 | 274 |
2021 Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate | 3.125% |  | 3.125% |  |
Cash Interest | $ 11,719 | 11,719 | $ 35,156 | 35,156 |
Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash Interest | 15 | 833 | 606 | 2,672 |
Non-cash interest | $ 284 | $ 353 | $ 2,008 | $ 2,193 |

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