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Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution, Maximum Percentage

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Dividends, Common Stock, Stock, Issuable

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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Number of common shares reserved for future issuance related to deferred compensation arrangements with individuals.

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The compensation expense recognized during the period pertaining to the deferred compensation arrangement.

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Amount of contributions made by employer into fund established for purposes of making future disbursement to individual in accordance with deferred compensation arrangement.

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Amount of distribution made to individual in accordance with deferred compensation arrangement.

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The carrying amount of the liability as of the balance sheet date to an individual under a deferred compensation arrangement. This amount may be the result of periodic accruals made over the period of active employment, or reflect termination benefits resulting contractual terms or a death benefit.

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

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Indicates tax status of defined contribution plan designed to provide retirement benefits.

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Retirement Plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
Retirement Plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2021
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Bonus plan compensation expense		$ 13,580,000	$ (15,782,000)	$ 95,046,000
Defined Contribution Plan, Tax Status [Extensible Enumeration]		Nonqualified Plan	Nonqualified Plan	Nonqualified Plan
Qualified Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer matching contribution, percent of match	50.00%	50.00%
Employer discretionary contribution, percent of qualified cash compensation (up to)	6.00%	5.00%
Qualified Plan \| United States
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer contributions		$ 5,260,000	$ 4,933,000	$ 4,114,000
Qualified Plan \| Foreign Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer contributions		13,208,000	11,803,000	10,729,000
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Bonus plan compensation expense		$ 13,580,000	(15,782,000)	95,046,000
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits \| DCP, One-Time Inducement
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Bonus plan compensation expense				$ 90,721,000
Defined Contribution Plan, Tax Status [Extensible Enumeration]				Nonqualified Plan
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits \| Class B Common Stock
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares)		50,000,000
Shares reserved for future issuance (in shares)		4,421,623
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits \| Nonqualified Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
DCP participant deferrals		$ 1,765,000	6,580,000	$ 2,619,000
Contributions by employer		$ 0	$ 0	0
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits \| Nonqualified Plan \| DCP, One-Time Inducement
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Reclassified cumulative compensation cost				4,739,000
Bonus plan compensation expense				90,721,000
Deferred compensation liability				$ 95,460,000
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits \| Nonqualified Plan \| Class B Common Stock
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares)					1,500,000
Reduction in shares outstanding, basic (in shares)					1,500,000
Reduction in shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)					1,500,000
Phantom shares issuable (in shares)		17,364,980	21,587,831