Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Valuation Adjustment, Expense (Credit)

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Option To Acquire A Controlling Interest In The Joint Venture

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Option To Acquire Controlling Interest In Joint Venture, Term

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Percent, after disposal, of ownership interest of a discontinued operation in which an equity method investment is retained.

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Amount classified as cash and cash equivalents attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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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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Divestitures - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Divestitures - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 22, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Interest in the joint venture, with an option	100.00%
Option to acquire controlling interest in joint venture, term	5 years
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Valuation adjustment, expense on disposal group		$ 2,500		$ 7,400
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 154,484		$ 159,123
Forecast
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Interest in the joint venture hold			49.00%
Forecast \| Societe Generale \| Joint Venture
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Interest in the joint venture			51.00%