Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Operating Leases
Remainder of 2022	$ 22,108
2023	76,118
2024	56,284
2025	41,028
2026	29,157
Thereafter	37,425
Total future minimum operating and finance lease payments	262,120
Less imputed interest	(19,357)
Total lease liabilities	242,763
Finance Leases
Remainder of 2022	417
2023	1,408
2024	859
2025	516
2026	357
Thereafter	58
Total future minimum operating and finance lease payments	3,615
Less imputed interest	(3)
Total lease liabilities	3,612	$ 2,546
Total
Remainder of 2022	22,525
2023	77,526
2024	57,143
2025	41,544
2026	29,514
Thereafter	37,483
Total future minimum operating and finance lease payments	265,735
Less imputed interest	(19,360)
Total lease liabilities	$ 246,375

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