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Designated Amount, Net Investment Hedge

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Minimum Remaining Maturity of Foreign Currency Derivatives

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Payments for (Proceeds from) Divestiture of Business

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset, expected to be settled after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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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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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Maximum amount of time remaining before foreign currency exchange rate derivatives mature or expire, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details Textual) $ in Thousands, € in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 22, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 22, 2022 EUR (€)	Sep. 22, 2020 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2017 EUR (€)
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| €					€ 423.2
Noncurrent derivative assets	$ 68,200
Proceeds from termination of cross-currency swap	$ 66,000	$ 0	$ (66,004)	$ 0
2022 EUR Senior notes
Derivative [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		1.25%
Foreign Exchange Forward
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, lower remaining maturity range		8 days
Derivative, upper remaining maturity range		16 months
Currency Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, interest accrual			(8,500)
Not Designated as a Hedging Instrument \| Foreign Exchange Forward
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		$ 656,600	$ 459,200
2022 EUR Senior notes
Derivative [Line Items]
Designated amount, net investment hedge \| €						€ 336.3	€ 255.7