Debt (Schedule of Long-Term Debt) (Parenthetical) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Variable Rate Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity start date	2026
Debt instrument maturity end date	2032
Variable Rate Term Loans [Member] \| SOFR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate variable	4.33%
Variable Rate Term Loans [Member] \| SOFR [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.68%
Variable Rate Term Loans [Member] \| SOFR [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.30%
Fixed Rate Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity start date	2023
Debt instrument maturity end date	2025
Fixed Rate Term Loans [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.05%
Fixed Rate Term Loans [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.64%
Revenue Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.75%
Debt instrument maturity date	2024
Medium Term Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	8.75%
Term loan maturity period	2022-01

Debt instrument maturity period.

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Debt instrument maturity year.

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Debt instrument maturity year range end.

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Debt instrument maturity year range start.

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-Subparagraph (b)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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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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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a rate subject to change from time to time.

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-SubTopic 10
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