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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 01, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance |  |  | $ 1,899 | $ 1,207 |  |
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries |  |  | 440,838 |  |  |
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries, subject to one-time transition tax by Tax Cut and Jobs Act and GILTI |  |  | 272,242 |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits |  |  | 1,331 | 1,223 | $ 1,763 | $ 638
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate |  |  | 1,273 | 1,175 | 1,733 |
Unrecognized tax benefits, increase (decrease) in income tax penalties and interest expense |  |  | 101 | (20) | $ 101 |
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued |  |  | 373 | $ 272 |  |
Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign earnings repatriated |  | $ 50,000 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign earnings repatriated | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Domestic Tax Authority |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards, not subject to expiration |  |  | 8,518 |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards subject to expiration |  |  | 19 |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards and tax credit carryforwards subject to limitation |  |  | 2,974 |  |  |
Foreign Tax Authority |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards, not subject to expiration |  |  | 12,788 |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards subject to expiration |  |  | 2,033 |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards and tax credit carryforwards subject to limitation |  |  | 224 |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards, not subject to expiration, valuation allowance |  |  | 67 |  |  |
State and Local Jurisdiction |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards, not subject to expiration |  |  | 208 |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards and tax credit carryforwards subject to limitation |  |  | $ 1,934 |  |  |

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