Debt - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)
New Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 600,000,000
Line of credit, amount available for increase	$ 300,000,000
Leverage ratio	3.50
Commitment fee to be paid on unused borrowings	0.15%
Leverage ratio following a material acquisition	4.50
Interest coverage ratio	3.00
Remaining borrowing capacity	$ 408,300,000
New Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio	4.25
Sublimit for Issuance of Swing Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 50,000,000
Standby Letters of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	50,000,000
Sublimit For Optional Currency
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 75,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	6.12%
Line of credit	$ 10,448,000
Remaining borrowing capacity	$ 408,300,000

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Financial Covenants, Leverage Ratio Following Material Acquisition, Maximum

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Line of Credit Facility, Available Increase Amount

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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