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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Credit Agreements - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands						3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 04, 2024 USD ($)	Aug. 09, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 18, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate							8.45%
Revolving line of credit						$ 195,000	$ 189,849
Debt instrument default interest rate percentage							2.00%
Daily Simple SOFR [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility, floor rate							0.00%
Applicable margin rate							3.15%
Base Rate [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate							2.15%
EURIBOR [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility, floor rate							0.00%
Applicable margin rate							3.25%
Maximum [Member] \| Daily Simple SOFR [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate							2.65%
Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate							1.65%
Maximum [Member] \| EURIBOR [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate							2.75%
Minimum [Member] \| Daily Simple SOFR [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate							1.65%
Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate							0.65%
Minimum [Member] \| EURIBOR [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate							1.75%
Wells Fargo Credit Agreement [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving line of credit						$ 195,000	$ 189,849
Commitment fee percentage							0.25%
Net leverage ratio							0.0325
Wells Fargo Credit Agreement [Member] \| Daily Simple SOFR [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate							0.10%
Wells Fargo Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage							0.25%
Net leverage ratio						0.05	0.05
Wells Fargo Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage							0.20%
Net leverage ratio							0.035
Fixed charge coverage ratio						0.0125	0.0125
Wells Fargo Credit Agreement [Member] \| Federal Reserve Bank Advances [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate							1.00%
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Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate							1.00%
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Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate							1.00%
Wells Fargo Credit Agreement Amendment [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Secured revolving credit facility amount							$ 50,000
Aggregate principal amount				$ 172,500
Wells Fargo Credit Agreement Amendment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving line of credit							300,000
Wells Fargo Credit Agreement Amendment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount							75,000
Wells Fargo Credit Agreement Amendment [Member] \| Delayed Draw Term Loan [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving line of credit				$ 50,000
Percentage available for borrowing				60.00%
Acorn HoldCo, Inc., [Member] \| Wells Fargo Credit Agreement [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Secured revolving credit facility amount				$ 400,000	$ 400,000		400,000
Revolving line of credit							189,800
Credit facility, average outstanding amount							4,400
Letters of credit may be utilize							50,000
Available for future borrowings							205,600
Credit agreement current borrowing capacity							24,100
Acorn HoldCo, Inc., [Member] \| Wells Fargo Credit Agreement Amendment [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Secured revolving credit facility amount			$ 400,000
Acorn HoldCo, Inc., [Member] \| Wells Fargo Credit Agreement - Subline [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving line of credit							75,000
Threshold prepayments of outstanding loans german commitment reduction amount			75,000
Credit facility, average outstanding amount			$ 100,000	$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Acorn HoldCo, Inc., [Member] \| Wells Fargo Credit Agreement - US Borrower [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving line of credit							$ 115,000
Scenario Forecast [Member] \| EURIBOR [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin rate	1.00%	1.00%
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Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Secured revolving credit facility amount	$ 300,000	$ 340,000
First Quarter Ending Springing Covenant Period [Member] \| Wells Fargo Credit Agreement [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Net leverage ratio							0.04
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Net leverage ratio							0.04
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Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Net leverage ratio							0.0375
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Net leverage ratio							0.035
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Net leverage ratio							0.035