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Acquisitions - Narratives (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 05, 2022 USD ($) subsidiary | Jan. 14, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |  |  | $ 30,024 | $ 16,468 | $ 11,176
Alloy Custom Products, LLC and WesMor Cryogenics, LLC |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets | $ 13,430 |  |  |  |
Alloy Custom Products, LLC and WesMor Cryogenics, LLC | Customer Relationships |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets | $ 7,100 |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives of acquired finite-lived intangible assets | 15 years |  |  |  |
Alloy Custom Products, LLC and WesMor Cryogenics, LLC | Trade Names |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets | $ 6,200 |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives of acquired finite-lived intangible assets | 15 years |  |  |  |
Alloy Custom Products, LLC and WesMor Cryogenics, LLC | Noncompete Agreements |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets | $ 200 |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives of acquired finite-lived intangible assets | 5 years |  |  |  |
Alloy Custom Products, LLC and WesMor Cryogenics, LLC | Cyrogenic Industrial Solutions, LLC, Alloy Custom Products, LLC and WesMor Cryogenics, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Number of subsidiaries | subsidiary | 2 |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 47,700 | 3,700 |
Joule Processing LLC |  |  |  |  |
Earn-out payments |  | $ 130,000 | 41,700 |  |
Achievement of revenue targets |  | 90,000 |  |  |
Achievement of cost targets |  | 40,000 |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  | 60,522 |  |  |
Fair value of contingent consideration |  |  | 75,500 | 53,200 |
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |  |  | $ 22,300 |  |
Revenue |  |  |  | 36,800 | 10,800
Net income |  |  |  | $ 3,600 | $ 43
Joule Processing LLC | Developed Technology Rights |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  | $ 59,200 |  |  |
Estimated useful lives of acquired finite-lived intangible assets |  | 15 years |  |  |
Joule Processing LLC | Trade Names |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  | $ 800 |  |  |
Estimated useful lives of acquired finite-lived intangible assets |  | 4 years |  |  |
Joule Processing LLC | Noncompete Agreements |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  | $ 500 |  |  |
Estimated useful lives of acquired finite-lived intangible assets |  | 6 years |  |  |

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