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Long‑Term Debt - Bank Credit Facility (Details)			12 Months Ended
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Payments of debt issuance costs			$ 5,643,000	$ 432,000	$ 0
Total long-term debt			1,435,992,000	246,000,000
Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt			199,466,000	246,000,000
Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining borrowing capacity			849,850,000	253,850,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
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Accordion feature, increase limit		$ 200,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Credit Facility
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Borrowings guaranteed through stock of foreign subsidiaries percentage		0.65
Revolving Credit Facility \| Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
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Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| New Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 850,000,000
Write off of unamortized debt issuance costs		353,000
Capitalization of professional fees		3,577,000
Debt covenant, cross-defaults of other debt threshold		50,000,000
Debt covenant, judgment defaults threshold		$ 10,000,000
Secured Debt \| 2021 Term Loan \| Line of Credit
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Debt instrument, face amount	$ 200,000,000
Debt issuance costs	540,000
Payments of debt issuance costs			45,000
Total long-term debt			199,466,000	0
Secured Debt \| 2021 Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| March 31,2022 - December 31, 2023
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Repayments of term loan per quarter	1,250,000
Secured Debt \| 2021 Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| March 31, 2024 - November 14, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of term loan per quarter	$ 2,500,000
Secured Debt \| 2020 Term Loan \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 125,000,000
Debt issuance costs						$ 432,000
Revolving Credit Facility - Euro Currency \| Credit Facility \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
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Basis spread on variable rate		1.25%
Revolving Credit Facility - Euro Currency \| Credit Facility \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.25%
Revolving Credit Facility - Euro Currency \| 2021 Term Loan \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility - Euro Currency \| 2021 Term Loan \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility - Non-Euro Currency \| Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility - Non-Euro Currency \| Credit Facility \| Overnight Bank Funding Effective Rate
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Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility - Non-Euro Currency \| Credit Facility \| Minimum
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Unused capacity, commitment fee percentage		0.20%
Revolving Credit Facility - Non-Euro Currency \| Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Base Rate
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Basis spread on variable rate		0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility - Non-Euro Currency \| Credit Facility \| Maximum
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Letter of Credit \| Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
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Letters of Credit And Surety Bonds \| Credit Facility
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