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Incentive Plans - Market-Based Performance Awards (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions				1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2023	Mar. 04, 2022	Feb. 27, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Market-based performance awards \| 2014 Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award requisite service period					3 years
Market-based performance awards \| 2019 Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award requisite service period					4 years	4 years
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, grant date fair value					$ 12.3	$ 25.0
Market-based performance awards \| Below Threshold Level
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage					0.00%
Performance Threshold					(500.00%)		(500.00%)
Market-based performance awards \| Threshold Level
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage					25.00%
Performance Threshold					(500.00%)		(500.00%)
Market-based performance awards \| Target Level
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage					50.00%
Performance Threshold					0.00%		0.00%
Market-based performance awards \| High Level
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage					100.00%
Performance Threshold					500.00%		500.00%
Market-based performance awards \| First Vesting Period
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage					50.00%
Market-based performance awards \| First Vesting Period \| 2019 Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			50.00%
Market-based performance awards \| Second Vesting Period
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage					50.00%
Market-based performance awards \| Second Vesting Period \| 2019 Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%
Class D Units \| 2019 Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting of restricted common units, net (units)				239,436			18,966
Restricted Stock Units \| 2019 Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting of restricted common units, net (units)				70,721
Financial-based performance awards \| 2019 Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award requisite service period		3 years
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, grant date fair value		$ 12.3
Financial-based performance awards \| 2019 Awards \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award requisite service period					2 years
Financial-based performance awards \| 2019 Awards \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award requisite service period					3 years