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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loss carryforwards | $ 289,066 |  |  |
Tax credit carryforwards | 44,377 |  |  |
Net tax expense on write down of foreign deferred tax assets | 161,400 |  |  |
Release of valuation allowance on deferred tax assets | 0 | $ 0 | $ 540,803 |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance | 85,352 | 89,841 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, end of period | 129,970 | 114,057 | 118,781 | $ 140,309
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate if recognized | 110,700 |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the valuation allowance | 10,100 |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would offset non-current asset | 9,200 |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in recognized interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits | 1,500 | (5,300) | $ (1,500) |
Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits | 17,300 | 15,900 |  |
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 | 16,200 |  |  |
Deferred tax liability, undistributed foreign earnings | 23,000 |  |  |
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries | 560,000 |  |  |
Undistributed foreign U.S GAAP retained earnings not taxed | 1,050,000 |  |  |
Net deferred income tax assets | 243,050 | 416,477 |  |
Federal and State Tax Authorities |  |  |  |
Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance | 14,000 | 16,000 |  |
Foreign Tax Authorities |  |  |  |
Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance | $ 71,000 | $ 74,000 |  |

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