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

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Option To Acquire Controlling Interest In Joint Venture, Percentage Ownership

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Option To Acquire Controlling Interest In Joint Venture, Term Until Option Commences

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- Definition

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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Amount of operating expense attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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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		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Divestitures - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
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	$ 2,100	$ 7,400		$ 7,600
Costs to sell				4,900
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 145,679	$ 159,123		$ 145,679
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
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
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%