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Payments made for achievement of sales and profit objectives amount.

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The amounts of payments or accrued related to the acquisition of a business, gross less working capital adjustments

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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) € in Millions				12 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) € in Millions	Apr. 01, 2021 EUR (€)	Apr. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 17, 2020 USD ($) Segment	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| Segment			3
Working capital adjustment			$ 18,200,000
PowerA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary purchase price			321,800,000
Working capital adjustment			18,200,000
Additional earnout (up to)			$ 55,000,000.0	$ 55,000,000.0
Payments made for prior year achievement of sales and profit objectives.				27,000,000.0
Payments made for achievement of sales and profit objectives				0
Fair value of contingent earnout liability				$ 0
PowerA \| SG&A Expenses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs					$ 100,000	$ 3,700,000
Franken
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary purchase price	€ 2.4	$ 2,800,000
Cash acquired		$ 1,100,000