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Fair Value Measurements (Reconciliation of Changes in Financial Liabilities Fair Value Using Level 3 Inputs) (Details 2) - Level 3 - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2022
Contingent consideration liabilities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability Value, Beginning Balance |  | $ 8,423 | $ 14,881
Acquisition of business |  | 220 | (3)
Changes in fair value | [1] | 0 | 0
Accretion of value included in net income | [1] | 315 | 76
Settlements or distributions |  | (752) | 0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability Value, Ending Balance |  | 8,206 | 14,954
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability Value, Beginning Balance |  | 30,845 | 13,661
Acquisition of business |  | 0 | 0
Changes in fair value | [1] | 1,468 | 3,423
Accretion of value included in net income | [1] | 0 | 0
Settlements or distributions |  | (4) | (53)
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability Value, Ending Balance |  | $ 32,309 | $ 17,031
[1] | Changes in fair value and accretion of value of contingent consideration liabilities are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses and the changes in fair value of mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest is included in Interest expense in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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- Definition Amount of purchases of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126976982&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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