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Supplemental balance sheet and cash flow information (other) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Prepaid product discounts [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ 56,527 | $ 50,602 |  |
Additions | [1] | 18,721 | 24,284 |  |
Amortization |  | (26,258) | (23,425) |  |
Other |  | (399) | (191) |  |
Balance, end of period |  | 48,591 | 51,270 |  |
Prepaid product discount payments |  | 23,920 | 27,049 |  |
Accrued liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Employee cash bonuses, including sales incentives |  | 38,780 |  | $ 45,006 |
Deferred revenue | [2] | 36,193 |  | 52,645 |
Wages and payroll liabilities, including vacation |  | 34,679 |  | 24,951 |
Interest |  | 16,021 |  | 4,597 |
Operating lease liabilities |  | 12,672 |  | 14,852 |
Customer rebates |  | 12,140 |  | 9,036 |
Prepaid product discounts |  | 6,568 |  | 11,866 |
Other |  | 60,442 |  | 53,879 |
Accrued liabilities |  | 217,495 |  | 216,832 |
Deferred revenue recognized |  | 41,222 |  |  |
Supplemental cash flow information |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 45,535 | 121,064 | 41,231 |
Non-current restricted cash included in other non-current assets |  | 2,742 | 2,860 | 2,772 |
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents |  | 195,891 | 253,104 | $ 285,491 | $ 229,409
Funds held for customers [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Supplemental cash flow information |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents included in funds held for customers |  | $ 147,614 | $ 129,180 |  |
[1] | Prepaid product discounts are generally accrued upon contract execution. Cash payments for prepaid product discounts were $23,920 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and $27,049 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
[2] | $41,222 of the December 31, 2021 amount was recognized as revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

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