Leases - Lease Maturity (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Real Estate Arrangements
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
2025	$ 67,939
2026	67,334
2027	61,036
2028	56,355
2029	54,556
Thereafter	261,818
Total lease payments	569,038
Less: imputed interest	81,745
Total lease liabilities	487,293
Co-location Arrangements
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
2025	195,152
2026	134,556
2027	113,227
2028	80,465
2029	66,100
Thereafter	73,094
Total lease payments	662,594
Less: imputed interest	61,093
Total lease liabilities	$ 601,501

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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