Fair Value - Change in Carrying Value Associated with Contingent Payment Arrangements Level 3 Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Balance as of beginning of period	$ 252,690	$ 247,309
Accretion	9,005	8,803
Changes in estimates	(130,901)	14,050
Payments	(2,640)	(1,291)
Held for sale reclassification	0	(16,181)
Reclassification of AB CarVal contingent liability	(118,769)	0
Balance as of end of period	$ 9,385	$ 252,690

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 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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