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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loss carryforwards | $ 307,668 |  |  |
Tax credit carryforwards | 70,346 |  |  |
Release of valuation allowances on deferred tax assets | 0 | $ 540,803 | $ 0 |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance | 92,134 | 101,489 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, end of period | 114,057 | 118,781 | 140,309 | $ 137,929
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate if recognized | 113,200 |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the valuation allowance | 900 |  |  |
Decrease in recognized interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits | 5,300 | 1,500 | $ 2,100 |
Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits | 15,900 | 21,200 |  |
Reasonably possible changes to unrecognized tax benefits related to settlement of tax audits and/or expiration of statutes of limitations within the next twelve months | 14,300 |  |  |
Deferred tax liability, undistributed foreign earnings | 28,000 | 19,000 |  |
Deferred tax liability, undistributed foreign earnings, period increase | 9,000 |  |  |
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries | 2,600,000 |  |  |
Undistributed foreign U.S GAAP retained earnings not taxed | 2,400,000 |  |  |
Federal and State Tax Authorities |  |  |  |
Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance | 18,000 | 18,000 |  |
Foreign Tax Authorities |  |  |  |
Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance | $ 74,000 | $ 83,000 |  |

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