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Fair Value Measurement Financial Assets and Liabilities Accounted for at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments under executive deferred compensation plan | $ 32,491 | $ 32,447
Private equity securities measured at net asset value | 4,696 | 4,661
Foreign currency forward contracts, assets | 3,138 | 13,606
Obligations under executive deferred compensation plan | 32,491 | 32,447
Foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities | 305 | 4,803
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale | 246,517 |
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value | 246,518 | 0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Purchases | 244,530 |
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Accretion Of Discount | 7,429 |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets Level 3 Reconciliation, Period Increase (Decrease) | (5,441) |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Items (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments under executive deferred compensation plan | 32,491 | 32,447
Private equity securities measured at net asset value | 0 | 0
Foreign currency forward contracts, assets | 0 | 0
Obligations under executive deferred compensation plan | 32,491 | 32,447
Foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities | 0 | 0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale | 0 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Similar Items (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments under executive deferred compensation plan | 0 | 0
Private equity securities measured at net asset value | 0 | 0
Foreign currency forward contracts, assets | 3,138 | 13,606
Obligations under executive deferred compensation plan | 0 | 0
Foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities | 305 | 4,803
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale | 0 |
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments under executive deferred compensation plan | 0 | 0
Private equity securities measured at net asset value | 0 | 0
Foreign currency forward contracts, assets | 0 | 0
Obligations under executive deferred compensation plan | 0 | 0
Foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities | 0 | $ 0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale | $ 246,517 |

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