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Acquisitions - Allocations of Purchase Price (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2023 | Jan. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022
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Intangible assets: |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 356,763 |  | $ 306,184 |
Edgmon |  |  |  |
Tangible assets: |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  | $ 4,963
Property and equipment |  |  |  | 613
Total tangible assets |  |  |  | 5,576
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 22,195
Total intangible assets |  |  |  | 35,418
Total assets acquired |  |  |  | 40,994
Liabilities assumed: |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  | 1
Total liabilities assumed |  |  |  | 1
Net assets acquired |  |  |  | 40,993
Land Air |  |  |  |
Tangible assets: |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | $ 0 |  |
Property and equipment |  | 738 |  |
Total tangible assets |  | 738 |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 50,443 |  |
Total intangible assets |  | 55,829 |  |
Total assets acquired |  | 56,567 |  |
Liabilities assumed: |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  | 0 |  |
Total liabilities assumed |  | 0 |  |
Net assets acquired |  | 56,567 |  |
Customer relationships | Edgmon |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | 13,051
Customer relationships | Land Air |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 4,513 |  |
Non-compete agreements | Edgmon |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 172
Non-compete agreements | Land Air |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 873 |  |

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