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Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Reclassified Cumulative Compensation Cost

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Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution, Maximum Percentage

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Dividends, Common Stock, Stock, Issuable

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Reduction In Shares Outstanding, Diluted

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Number of common shares reserved for future issuance related to deferred compensation arrangements with individuals.

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The compensation expense recognized during the period pertaining to the deferred compensation arrangement.

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Amount of contributions made by employer into fund established for purposes of making future disbursement to individual in accordance with deferred compensation arrangement.

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Amount of distribution made to individual in accordance with deferred compensation arrangement.

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The carrying amount of the liability as of the balance sheet date to an individual under a deferred compensation arrangement. This amount may be the result of periodic accruals made over the period of active employment, or reflect termination benefits resulting contractual terms or a death benefit.

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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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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Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

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Amount of paid and unpaid common stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in stock.

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Retirement Plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
Retirement Plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022	Aug. 28, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2021
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Deferred compensation plan expense			$ (15,782,000)	$ 95,046,000	$ 177,000
Qualified Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer matching contribution, percent of match	50.00%		50.00%
Employer discretionary contribution, percent of qualified cash compensation (up to)	6.00%		5.00%
Qualified Plan \| United States
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer contributions			$ 4,933,000	4,114,000	3,583,000
Qualified Plan \| Foreign Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer contributions			11,803,000	10,729,000	7,347,000
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits \| Nonqualified Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Deferred compensation plan income			15,782,000
Deferred compensation plan expense				95,046,000	177,000
DCP participant deferrals			6,580,000	2,619,000	3,530,000
Contributions by employer			$ 0	0	$ 0
Dividends, common stock, stock (in shares)		$ 2,709,851
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits \| Nonqualified Plan \| DCP, One-Time Inducement
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Reclassified cumulative compensation cost				4,739,000
Deferred compensation plan expense				90,721,000
Deferred compensation liability				$ 95,460,000
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits \| Nonqualified Plan \| Class B Common Stock
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Phantom shares, maximum elections (in shares)						1,500,000
Reduction in shares outstanding, basic (in shares)						1,500,000
Reduction in shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)						1,500,000
Phantom shares issuable (in shares)			21,587,831	25,384,449