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Discontinued Operations and Held for Sale - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 20, 2023 | Feb. 12, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  |  | Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |  |
Involvement period (in months) |  | 6 months |  |  |
TSA monthly service charge |  |  |  |  | $ 747
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Final Mile |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash from sale of Pool | $ 260,916 |  |  |  |
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Pool Business |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash from sale of Pool |  | $ 8,000 |  |  |
Earn-out from sale of Pool |  | $ 12,000 |  |  |
Earn-out period (in months) |  | 11 months |  |  |
Estimated fair value of the earn-out asset |  | $ 6,967 |  |  |
Impairment charge |  |  |  |  | 6,967
Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of business |  |  | $ 155,829 | $ 0 | (2,860)
Impairment charge |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 6,967

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