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Segment Information - Percentage of Total Sales by Product Group (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2022
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | $ 398,262 | $ 330,692
Breathing Apparatus |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 76,721 | 70,951
Fixed Gas & Flame Detection |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 93,635 | 83,077
Firefighter Helmets & Protective Apparel |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 62,667 | 48,461
Portable Gas Detection |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 52,966 | 36,744
Industrial Head Protection |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 42,907 | 36,157
Fall Protection |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 31,157 | 24,662
Other |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | $ 38,209 | $ 30,640
Revenue Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 100.00% | 100.00%
Revenue Benchmark | Breathing Apparatus | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 19.00% | 22.00%
Revenue Benchmark | Fixed Gas & Flame Detection | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 24.00% | 25.00%
Revenue Benchmark | Firefighter Helmets & Protective Apparel | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 16.00% | 15.00%
Revenue Benchmark | Portable Gas Detection | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 13.00% | 11.00%
Revenue Benchmark | Industrial Head Protection | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 11.00% | 11.00%
Revenue Benchmark | Fall Protection | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 8.00% | 7.00%
Revenue Benchmark | Other | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 9.00% | 9.00%
Americas |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | $ 280,267 | $ 225,648
Americas | Breathing Apparatus |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 52,769 | 50,398
Americas | Fixed Gas & Flame Detection |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 61,143 | 54,621
Americas | Firefighter Helmets & Protective Apparel |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 49,287 | 33,476
Americas | Portable Gas Detection |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 38,168 | 25,791
Americas | Industrial Head Protection |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 33,625 | 28,165
Americas | Fall Protection |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 20,458 | 16,277
Americas | Other |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | $ 24,817 | $ 16,920
Americas | Revenue Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 100.00% | 100.00%
Americas | Revenue Benchmark | Breathing Apparatus | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 19.00% | 22.00%
Americas | Revenue Benchmark | Fixed Gas & Flame Detection | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 22.00% | 24.00%
Americas | Revenue Benchmark | Firefighter Helmets & Protective Apparel | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 18.00% | 15.00%
Americas | Revenue Benchmark | Portable Gas Detection | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 14.00% | 11.00%
Americas | Revenue Benchmark | Industrial Head Protection | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 12.00% | 13.00%
Americas | Revenue Benchmark | Fall Protection | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 7.00% | 7.00%
Americas | Revenue Benchmark | Other | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 8.00% | 8.00%
International |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | $ 117,995 | $ 105,044
International | Breathing Apparatus |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 23,952 | 20,553
International | Fixed Gas & Flame Detection |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 32,492 | 28,456
International | Firefighter Helmets & Protective Apparel |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 13,380 | 14,985
International | Portable Gas Detection |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 14,798 | 10,953
International | Industrial Head Protection |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 9,282 | 7,992
International | Fall Protection |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 10,699 | 8,385
International | Other |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | $ 13,392 | $ 13,720
International | Revenue Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 100.00% | 100.00%
International | Revenue Benchmark | Breathing Apparatus | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 20.00% | 20.00%
International | Revenue Benchmark | Fixed Gas & Flame Detection | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 28.00% | 27.00%
International | Revenue Benchmark | Firefighter Helmets & Protective Apparel | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 11.00% | 14.00%
International | Revenue Benchmark | Portable Gas Detection | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 13.00% | 10.00%
International | Revenue Benchmark | Industrial Head Protection | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 8.00% | 8.00%
International | Revenue Benchmark | Fall Protection | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 9.00% | 8.00%
International | Revenue Benchmark | Other | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 11.00% | 13.00%

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