Fair Value - Change in Carrying Value Associated with Contingent Payment Arrangements Level 3 Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance as of beginning of period	$ 247,309	$ 38,260
Addition	0	231,385
Accretion	8,803	6,563
Changes in estimates(1)	14,050	0
Payments	(1,291)	0
Held for sale reclassification(1)	(16,181)	(28,899)
Balance as of end of period	252,690	$ 247,309
Autonomous LLC
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Changes in estimates(1)	$ 14,100

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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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Increase (Decrease) in Estimates

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Amount of purchases 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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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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