Leases - Schedule of Lease Payments Due Related To Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Operating Lease Liabilities Payments Due [Line Items]
Remainder of 2022	$ 12,406
2023	24,880
2024	22,005
2025	19,804
2026	18,546
Later years	117,218
Total lease payments	214,859
Less: imputed interest	(61,112)
Total	153,747	$ 147,241
Related Party
Operating Lease Liabilities Payments Due [Line Items]
Remainder of 2022	5,471
2023	11,025
2024	11,154
2025	11,286
2026	11,422
Later years	106,988
Total lease payments	157,346
Less: imputed interest	(56,020)
Total	101,326
Non-Related Party
Operating Lease Liabilities Payments Due [Line Items]
Remainder of 2022	6,935
2023	13,855
2024	10,851
2025	8,518
2026	7,124
Later years	10,230
Total lease payments	57,513
Less: imputed interest	(5,092)
Total	$ 52,421

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease.

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease having initial or remaining lease term in excess of one year to be paid in remainder of current fiscal year.

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments in excess of discounted obligation for lease payments for operating lease.

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