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Leases Leases Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Assets:
Operating	$ 462,767	$ 521,764
Finance	49,237	25,962
Total leased assets	512,004	547,726
Current
Operating	44,631	42,039
Finance	5,430	2,314
Non-current
Operating	474,507	516,979
Finance	47,209	25,788
Total lease liabilities	$ 571,777	$ 587,120

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