Fair Value - Change in Carrying Value Associated with Contingent Payment Arrangements Level 3 Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Fair Value, Liabilities Measurement Level 3 reconciliation
Balance as of beginning of period	$ 247,309	$ 38,260
Accretion	2,443	838
Payments	(792)	0
Held for sale reclassification	(775)	0
Balance as of end of period	$ 248,185	$ 39,098

Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Accretion

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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Held For Sale Reclassification

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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- Definition

Amount of settlements of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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