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Fair Value Measurements - Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis that have unobservable inputs (Details) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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Recurring basis | Level 3 | Scenario based method | Credit spread | Business Combination, One |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, measurement input | 13.61 |  |  |
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Scenario based method | Credit spread | Business Combination, One | Minimum |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, measurement input |  | 15.73 |  |
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Scenario based method | Credit spread | Business Combination, One | Maximum |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, measurement input |  | 15.74 |  |
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Scenario based method | Discount rate | Business Combination, One | Minimum |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, measurement input | 17.71 | 19.85 |  |
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Scenario based method | Discount rate | Business Combination, One | Maximum |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, measurement input | 19.06 | 20.68 |  |
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Monte carlo simulation | Credit spread | Business Combination, Two |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, measurement input |  | 15.74 |  |
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Monte carlo simulation | Credit spread | Business Combination, Three |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, measurement input |  | 15.73 |  |
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Monte carlo simulation | Discount rate | Business Combination, One | Minimum |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, measurement input |  | 20.00 |  |
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Monte carlo simulation | Discount rate | Business Combination, One | Maximum |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, measurement input |  | 20.30 |  |
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Monte carlo simulation | Revenue volatility | Business Combination, Two |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, measurement input |  | 45.29 |  |
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Monte carlo simulation | Revenue volatility | Business Combination, Three | Minimum |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, measurement input |  | 23.1 |  |
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Monte carlo simulation | Revenue volatility | Business Combination, Three | Maximum |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, measurement input |  | 35.7 |  |
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Monte carlo simulation | Revenue volatility | Business Combination, Three | Weighted Average |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, measurement input |  | (35.0) |  |
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Monte carlo simulation | Gross profit volatility | Business Combination, Three | Minimum |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, measurement input |  | 23.2 |  |
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Monte carlo simulation | Gross profit volatility | Business Combination, Three | Maximum |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, measurement input |  | 106.7 |  |
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Monte carlo simulation | Gross profit volatility | Business Combination, Three | Weighted Average |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, measurement input |  | (60.0) |  |
Fair value | Frames Holding B.V. | Contingent consideration |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  |  | $ 29,100 |
Fair value | Giner ELX, Inc | Contingent consideration |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration | $ 2,000 |  |  | $ 16,000
Fair value | United Hydrogen Group Inc | Contingent consideration |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  |  |  | $ 1,100
Fair value | Recurring basis | Level 3 |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration | 126,216 | $ 116,165 |  |
Fair value | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Scenario based method | Business Combination, One |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration |  | 85,269 |  |
Fair value | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Scenario based method | Credit spread | Business Combination, One |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration | $ 126,216 |  |  |
Fair value | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Monte carlo simulation | Business Combination, Two |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration |  | 11,310 |  |
Fair value | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Monte carlo simulation | Business Combination, Three |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration |  | $ 19,586 |  |

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