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Segment Information - Percentage of Total Sales by Product Group (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 446,728 | $ 381,694 | $ 1,292,290 | $ 1,084,699
Breathing Apparatus |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 111,024 | 91,977 | 288,976 | 254,878
Fixed Gas & Flame Detection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 112,012 | 87,746 | 311,502 | 251,321
Firefighter Helmets & Protective Apparel |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 64,707 | 54,738 | 192,634 | 151,097
Portable Gas Detection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 43,682 | 39,481 | 149,036 | 121,116
Industrial Head Protection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 45,780 | 43,608 | 135,851 | 123,489
Fall Protection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 31,980 | 27,839 | 97,019 | 79,114
Other |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 37,543 | $ 36,305 | $ 117,272 | $ 103,684
Revenue Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Revenue Benchmark | Breathing Apparatus | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 25.00% | 24.00% | 22.00% | 23.00%
Revenue Benchmark | Fixed Gas & Flame Detection | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 25.00% | 23.00% | 24.00% | 23.00%
Revenue Benchmark | Firefighter Helmets & Protective Apparel | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 15.00% | 14.00% | 15.00% | 14.00%
Revenue Benchmark | Portable Gas Detection | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 10.00% | 10.00% | 12.00% | 11.00%
Revenue Benchmark | Industrial Head Protection | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 10.00% | 11.00% | 11.00% | 11.00%
Revenue Benchmark | Fall Protection | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 7.00% | 7.00% | 7.00% | 7.00%
Revenue Benchmark | Other | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 8.00% | 11.00% | 9.00% | 11.00%
Americas |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 314,273 | $ 276,082 | $ 902,918 | $ 754,116
Americas | Breathing Apparatus |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 79,908 | 70,482 | 201,945 | 185,490
Americas | Fixed Gas & Flame Detection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 73,074 | 62,134 | 200,604 | 167,269
Americas | Firefighter Helmets & Protective Apparel |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 51,608 | 41,958 | 152,784 | 110,471
Americas | Portable Gas Detection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 31,933 | 28,358 | 108,088 | 85,815
Americas | Industrial Head Protection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 36,402 | 34,620 | 106,120 | 96,808
Americas | Fall Protection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 20,235 | 17,658 | 63,168 | 50,940
Americas | Other |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 21,113 | $ 20,872 | $ 70,209 | $ 57,323
Americas | Revenue Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Americas | Revenue Benchmark | Breathing Apparatus | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 25.00% | 26.00% | 22.00% | 25.00%
Americas | Revenue Benchmark | Fixed Gas & Flame Detection | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 23.00% | 23.00% | 22.00% | 22.00%
Americas | Revenue Benchmark | Firefighter Helmets & Protective Apparel | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 16.00% | 15.00% | 17.00% | 15.00%
Americas | Revenue Benchmark | Portable Gas Detection | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 10.00% | 10.00% | 12.00% | 11.00%
Americas | Revenue Benchmark | Industrial Head Protection | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 12.00% | 13.00% | 12.00% | 13.00%
Americas | Revenue Benchmark | Fall Protection | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 7.00% | 6.00% | 7.00% | 7.00%
Americas | Revenue Benchmark | Other | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 7.00% | 7.00% | 8.00% | 7.00%
International |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 132,455 | $ 105,612 | $ 389,372 | $ 330,583
International | Breathing Apparatus |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 31,116 | 21,495 | 87,031 | 69,388
International | Fixed Gas & Flame Detection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 38,938 | 25,612 | 110,898 | 84,052
International | Firefighter Helmets & Protective Apparel |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 13,099 | 12,780 | 39,850 | 40,626
International | Portable Gas Detection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 11,749 | 11,123 | 40,948 | 35,301
International | Industrial Head Protection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 9,378 | 8,988 | 29,731 | 26,681
International | Fall Protection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 11,745 | 10,181 | 33,851 | 28,174
International | Other |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 16,430 | $ 15,433 | $ 47,063 | $ 46,361
International | Revenue Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
International | Revenue Benchmark | Breathing Apparatus | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 24.00% | 20.00% | 22.00% | 21.00%
International | Revenue Benchmark | Fixed Gas & Flame Detection | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 29.00% | 24.00% | 28.00% | 25.00%
International | Revenue Benchmark | Firefighter Helmets & Protective Apparel | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 10.00% | 12.00% | 10.00% | 12.00%
International | Revenue Benchmark | Portable Gas Detection | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 9.00% | 11.00% | 11.00% | 11.00%
International | Revenue Benchmark | Industrial Head Protection | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 7.00% | 9.00% | 8.00% | 8.00%
International | Revenue Benchmark | Fall Protection | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 9.00% | 10.00% | 9.00% | 9.00%
International | Revenue Benchmark | Other | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 12.00% | 14.00% | 12.00% | 14.00%

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