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Discontinued operations - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 9 Months Ended |
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Nov. 14, 2024 USD ($) | Nov. 12, 2024 USD ($) | Apr. 17, 2024 USD ($) employee | Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) reportable_segment lawsuit | Apr. 16, 2024 lawsuit
Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of pending litigation claims | lawsuit |  |  |  | 2 | 2
Number of reportable segments | reportable_segment |  |  |  | 1 |
Discontinued operations, outstanding minimum lease payments for the lease terminations |  |  |  | $ 2,300 |
Argonaut Legal Contingency |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency accrual |  |  |  | 4,000 |
Global Cooling |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency accrual |  |  |  | 1,400 |
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Global Cooling |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash required on closing date, funded by entity |  |  | $ 6,652 |  |
Repayment of indebtedness |  |  | 2,600 |  |
Other liabilities |  |  | $ 2,643 |  |
Expected reduction of workforce | employee |  |  | 47 |  |
Expected reduction of workforce (percent) |  |  | 11.00% |  |
Period of transition services |  |  | 90 days |  |
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | SciSafe Holdings, Inc | Severance |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  | $ 400 |  |  |
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | SciSafe Holdings, Inc | Earn-Out Payment |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  | 3,300 |  |  |
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | SciSafe Holdings, Inc | Stock Compensation |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  | $ 4,000 |  |  |
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | SciSafe |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, goodwill |  |  |  | $ 11,300 |
Transition services period |  |  |  | 6 months |
Competition covenant period |  |  |  | 5 years |
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | CBS |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, goodwill |  |  |  | $ 1,100 |
Competition covenant period |  |  |  | 2 years |
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | CBS | Stock Compensation |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs | $ 2,000 |  |  |  |
Global Cooling |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash required on closing date |  |  | $ 7,000 |  |

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