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Investments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2026
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Schedule of Cost and Equity Method Investments | As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s investments are included within Investments in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets and consisted of the following:
|  |  |  | Investment As of
|  | Ownership Percentage as of June 30, 2026 |  | June 30, 2026 |  | December 31, 2025
Equity method investments: |  |  |  |  |  |
SACO Technologies Inc. (“SACO”) |  | 30% |  | $ | 17,010 |  |  | $ | 16,981 |
Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment, LLC (“GAME”) |  | 50% |  | 7,747 |  |  | 9,354 |
Equity investments without readily determinable fair values |  |  |  | 8,721 |  |  | 8,721 |
Other equity investments with readily determinable fair values held in trust under the Company’s Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (a) |  |  |  | 3,831 |  |  | 3,669 |
Total investments |  |  |  | $ | 37,309 |  |  | $ | 38,725 |
_________________ (a) The Company’s investments with readily determinable fair values are classified within Level I of the fair value hierarchy as they are valued based on quoted prices in active markets. Refer to Note 11. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, for further detail on the Company’s Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.

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