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Background and Nature of Operations - Sale of Stock (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 21, 2021	Oct. 01, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Feb. 29, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Feb. 28, 2020
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)			50,400,000	27,600,000
Sale of stock, price per share (usd per share)				$ 20.25			$ 22.50
Net proceeds after fees			$ 304,030,000
Debt face amount		$ 1,600,000
Issuance of common stock, net (in shares)	131,564
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)			14,000,000
Share Capital
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock, net (in shares)					4,395,638	27,600,000
Selling Shareholders
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)			36,400,000
Onex | Share Capital
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership after transaction by other party								11.40%
Baring | Share Capital
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership after transaction by other party								4.50%

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