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Accounts receivable, unbilled revenue (contract assets) and unearned revenue or payments on account (contract liabilities) - Schedule of Accounts Receivables and Unbilled Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
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Contract Assets [Abstract] |  |
Billed services (accounts receivable) | $ 1,897,771 | $ 1,821,855
Allowance for credit losses | (35,303) | (31,533)
Accounts receivable (net) | 1,862,468 | 1,790,322
Unbilled services (unbilled revenue) | 993,141 | 951,936
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenue, net | $ 2,855,609 | $ 2,742,258

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