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Taxes on Income - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | 60 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Feb. 28, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Transition tax | $ 15,500 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign earnings liability, installments paid | 6,900 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign earnings liability, remaining installments | 8,600 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | 219,706 | $ 233,779 |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, state net operating losses | 7,400 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, state net operating losses based on reversal of deferred tax liabilities | 1,700 |  |  |  |  |
Partial valuation allowance against state net operating losses | 5,700 |  |  |  |  |
Additional valuation allowance for state deferred tax assets | 900 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, foreign net operating loss carryforwards | 13,100 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, foreign net operating loss carryforwards, partial valuation | 2,300 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, foreign net operating loss carryforwards | 10,800 |  |  |  |  |
Additional valuation allowance for other foreign deferred tax assets | 1,500 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign tax credit and other credits | $ 5,506 | 16,285 |  |  |  |
Foreign tax credits carryforward period | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, foreign tax credit carryforward expected to expire | $ 5,200 | 15,900 |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforward, valuation allowance | 1,300 | 5,800 |  |  |  |
Unremitted Earnings | 6,766 | 8,381 |  |  |  |
Undistributed earnings | 424,700 |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 16,340 | 22,464 | $ 22,152 |  |  | $ 19,097
Accrued penalties | 1,300 | 3,100 |  |  |  |
Accrued interest | 2,700 | 3,100 |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefit, penalties expense | 1,700 | 500 | 100 |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefit, interest expense | 300 | 300 | 600 |  |  |
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible | 4,900 |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits if recognized | 10,200 | 15,200 | $ 14,700 |  |  |
Current income taxes payable (See Note 10) | 12,966 | 16,642 |  |  |  |
Combination And Norman Hay |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign tax credit and other credits | 41,800 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, acquired disallowed interest | 14,000 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | 169,400 |  |  |  |  |
Houghton Korea |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | $ 5,900 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Houghton |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Indemnification assets | $ 3,909 | $ 6,630 |  |  |  |
Expiration In Year Five |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
State net operating losses carryforward period | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Expiration In Twenty Years |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
State net operating losses carryforward period | 20 years |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Tax Authority |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | $ 6,800 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, acquired disallowed interest | 600 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Tax Authority | The Netherlands and Spain |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from income tax refunds | 1,600 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Tax Authority | Italy |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax settlement final amount due to tax authorities |  |  |  |  | $ 2,600 |
Current income taxes payable (See Note 10) | 2,000 |  |  |  |  |
Tax settlement final amount due to tax authorities, refundable amount |  |  |  |  | $ 200 |
Foreign Tax Authority | Houghton | Italy |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes paid, net |  |  |  | $ 3,700 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits reserve | 1,900 |  |  |  |  |
Indemnification assets | 3,600 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Tax Authority | Houghton | Germany |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits reserve | 300 |  |  |  |  |
Indemnification assets | 300 |  |  |  |  |
Domestic Tax Authority |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, acquired disallowed interest | $ 10,100 |  |  |  |  |

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