Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2021	Jan. 01, 2022
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Redeemable noncontrolling interest value		$ 56,600
Accretion value of redeemable non-controlling interest		$ 36,863
ECO [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Sellers equity interest call right exercise period	3 years
Sellers equity interest put or call right exercise purchase price description	Upon exercise of the put or call right, the purchase price is calculated based on a future agreed performance metric.
Sellers equity interest put right exercise period following call right exercise period	15 days
Eco Enterprises, LLC [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent	75.00%

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Sellers equity put right exercise period.

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As of the reporting date, the aggregate carrying amount of all noncontrolling interests which are redeemable by the (parent) entity (1) at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, (2) at the option of the holder of the noncontrolling interest, or (3) upon occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the (parent) entity. This item includes noncontrolling interest holder's ownership (or holders' ownership) regardless of the type of equity interest (common, preferred, other) including all potential organizational (legal) forms of the investee entity.

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Redemption value, as if currently redeemable, of redeemable noncontrolling interest classified as temporary equity and the election has been made to accrete changes in redemption value to the earliest redemption date.

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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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