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Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Expired

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Number of new stock issued during the period.

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Background and Nature of Operations - Sale of Stock (Details) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	Jan. 21, 2021	Oct. 01, 2020	Jul. 03, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Feb. 29, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 14, 2021
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)				25,000,000	44,230,768	50,400,000	27,600,000
Sale of stock, price per share (usd per share)				$ 25.25		$ 22.50	$ 20.25	$ 25.25			$ 22.50		$ 25.25	$ 26.00
Net proceeds after fees					$ 728,080,000	$ 304,030,000
Debt face amount		$ 1,600,000
Issuance of common stock, net (in shares)	131,564
Preferred Shares
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)					14,375,000
Net proceeds after fees					$ 1,392,671,000
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage													5.25%
CPA Global
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Cash		$ 2,078,084,000
Shares Issued Percentage of Ownership		35.00%
Clarivate
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)					28,846,154	14,000,000
Ordinary Shares
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock, net (in shares)								0	206,052,933	4,395,638	20,982,500	27,600,000
Selling Shareholders
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)					15,384,614	36,400,000
Onex
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)				18,000,000	10,562,882	20,821,765
Onex \| Ordinary Shares
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership after transaction													6.70%
Baring
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)				7,000,000	4,107,787	8,097,354
Baring \| Ordinary Shares
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership after transaction													2.60%
Directors, Director Nominees, Executive Officers and Other Shareholders
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)					713,945	7,480,881
Over-Allotment Option
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)					5,769,230	2,400,000
Maximum number of shares available to be issued (in shares)						7,200,000
Number of shares expired (in shares)			4,800,000
Over-Allotment Option \| Preferred Shares
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)					1,875,000