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Retirement Plans - Narrative (Details) - Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits - Nonqualified Plan - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Deferred compensation plan expense (income)	$ 3,777,000	$ (12,159,000)	$ 7,923,000	$ (17,297,000)
DCP participant deferrals	$ 118,000	$ 2,439,000	1,651,000	3,108,000
Contributions by employer			$ 0	$ 0
Class B Common Stock
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Phantom shares issuable (in shares)	17,995,119		17,995,119		21,587,831

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480794/715-70-50-1

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