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Business Combination, Adjustment Escrow Deposit

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Business Combination, Expense Funds

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Distribution Escrow Amount

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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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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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy.

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Business Combinations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands							1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 07, 2022	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 21, 2020	Dec. 02, 2020	Oct. 23, 2020	Jun. 19, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Oct. 22, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs										$ 10,091	$ 0	$ 2,605	$ 0
Escrow deposit													101,021
NuWave
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired						100.00%
Units issued to acquiree (in shares)						2,900,000
Indemnification escrow deposit						$ 300
Adjustment escrow deposit						150
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date, actual									$ 13,725
Earnings acquiree since acquisition date, actual									118
Acquisition related costs									$ 1,662
Purchase consideration						$ 30,781
PCI Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired					100.00%
Units issued to acquiree (in shares)					8,142,985
Indemnification escrow deposit					$ 325
Adjustment escrow deposit					650
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date, actual								$ 15,584
Earnings acquiree since acquisition date, actual								288
Acquisition related costs								$ 3,484
Measurement period adjustment													286
Purchase consideration					$ 64,075
Open Solutions Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired				100.00%
Units issued to acquiree (in shares)				2,144,812
Indemnification escrow deposit				$ 285
Adjustment escrow deposit				372
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date, actual							$ 1,855
Earnings acquiree since acquisition date, actual							64
Acquisition related costs							$ 2,432
Expense funds				150
Purchase consideration				$ 62,860
ProModel Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired			100.00%
Adjustment escrow deposit			$ 425
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date, actual		$ 388
Earnings acquiree since acquisition date, actual		19
Acquisition related costs		$ 2,513
Measurement period adjustment													79
Expense funds			$ 2,557
ProModel Corporation Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired	100.00%
Acquisition related costs												$ 1,585	$ 0
Purchase consideration	$ 16,060
Escrow deposit	200
Distribution escrow amount	100
Adjustment escrow amount	$ 100
ProModel Corporation Acquisition \| Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life	7 years
ProModel Corporation Acquisition \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life	20 years
ProModel Corporation Acquisition \| Common Stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Units issued to acquiree (in shares)	649,976