v3.22.4

Tax Receivable Agreement - Narrative (Details) - Hostess Holdings	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Tax receivable arrangement, tax savings percent owed	85.00%
Tax receivable arrangement, term (more than)	15 years
Tax receivable arrangement, tax savings percent retained	15.00%
Fair value inputs, tax savings rate	26.00%

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Tax Receivable Arrangement, Tax Savings Percent Retained

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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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