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Debt - Receivables Facility (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt - Receivables Facility (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($) lender	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2022 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from receivables facility			$ 253,546	$ 82,517
Repayment of receivables facility			(130,345)	(6,742)
Non-cash impact from receivable facility amendment	$ 88,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of lenders \| lender	2
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Transfers accounted for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount			299,000	109,000
Receivables Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
ReceivablesFacilityMaximumLimit	$ 200,000
Available borrowing capacity			$ 201,000	$ 124,000
Receivables Facility \| Secured Debt \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate, percentage		1.00%
Receivables Facility \| Secured Debt \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate, percentage		0.85%
Receivables Facility \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
ReceivablesFacilityMaximumLimit					$ 400,000