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	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) Clients Segment Facility	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 23, 2021 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	$ 34,159	$ 27,749
Number of reportable operating segments \| Segment	9
Senior notes due 2026 [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
proceeds held in escrow			$ 647,700
Ergobaby \| Geographic Concentration Risk \| Trading Revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	50.00%
Arnold \| Minimum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of clients \| Clients	2,000
Altor
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number Of Manufacturing Facilities \| Facility	17
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	$ 33,293	27,146
Operating Segments \| 5.11
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	5,412	5,358
Operating Segments \| Ergobaby
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	1,995	2,217
Operating Segments \| Velocity
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	3,195	3,073
Operating Segments \| Arnold
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	2,185	1,721
Operating Segments \| Sterno
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	5,003	5,185
Operating Segments \| Altor
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	$ 3,928	$ 2,563