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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bonus plan compensation expense | $ (4,576) | $ 88,965 | $ (21,873) | $ 89,327
Discrete income tax benefit | (4,280) | (6,920) | (36,032) | (42,825)
Foreign earnings repatriated |  |  | 150,000 |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits | Nonqualified Plan |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bonus plan compensation expense |  | 88,965 |  | 89,327
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits | DCP, One-Time Inducement | Nonqualified Plan |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bonus plan compensation expense | $ 90,721 | $ 90,721 | $ 90,721 | $ 90,721

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