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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Business Acquisitions - Summary of Total Purchase Consideration Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	May 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 1,484,108			$ 939,259
Wave Optics
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 370,236
Net deferred tax liability		(3,313)
Other assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net		13,111
Total		510,444
Wave Optics \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets		20,584
Wave Optics \| Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets		77,118
Wave Optics \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets		$ 32,708
Fit Analytics
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 88,132
Net deferred tax liability			(5,643)
Other assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net			7,160
Total			124,449
Fit Analytics \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets			800
Fit Analytics \| Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets			17,000
Fit Analytics \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets			$ 17,000
Other Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	96,292
Net deferred tax liability	(7,273)
Other assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net	3,079
Total	123,798
Other Acquisitions \| Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets	27,700
Other Acquisitions \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets	$ 4,000
2020 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				162,747
Net deferred tax liability				(5,741)
Other assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net				1,392
Total				204,510
2020 Acquisitions \| Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets				$ 46,112