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Goodwill Acquired During Period, Non-deductible for Income Tax

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Acquisitions - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 124,416
2022 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill - non deductible	200,513
Goodwill and intangible assets	324,929
2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill - tax deductible		$ 200,117
Goodwill - non deductible		384,269
Goodwill and intangible assets		1,023,865
Series of individually immaterial acquistions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill - tax deductible			$ 33,183
Goodwill - non deductible			172,622
Intangible assets	40,416	78,179	134,049
Goodwill and intangible assets			339,854
Customer intangibles \| 2022 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 90,657
Customer intangibles \| 2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets		$ 310,819
Customer intangibles \| Series of individually immaterial acquistions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets			$ 103,310
Customer intangibles \| Minimum \| 2022 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)	10 years
Customer intangibles \| Minimum \| 2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)		12 years
Customer intangibles \| Minimum \| Series of individually immaterial acquistions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)			10 years
Customer intangibles \| Maximum \| 2022 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)	15 years
Customer intangibles \| Maximum \| 2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)		15 years
Customer intangibles \| Maximum \| Series of individually immaterial acquistions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)			14 years
Patents \| 2022 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 16,000
Useful life (in years)	10 years
Patents \| 2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets		$ 49,056
Patents \| Minimum \| 2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)		7 years
Patents \| Maximum \| 2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)		12 years
Unpatented technology \| 2022 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 10,355
Useful life (in years)	8 years
Unpatented technology \| 2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets		$ 44,180
Unpatented technology \| Series of individually immaterial acquistions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets			$ 21,125
Unpatented technology \| Minimum \| 2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)		7 years
Unpatented technology \| Minimum \| Series of individually immaterial acquistions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)			5 years
Unpatented technology \| Maximum \| 2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)		12 years
Unpatented technology \| Maximum \| Series of individually immaterial acquistions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)			9 years
Trademarks \| 2022 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 7,404
Useful life (in years)	15 years
Trademarks \| 2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets		$ 35,424
Trademarks \| Series of individually immaterial acquistions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets			$ 9,614
Useful life (in years)			15 years
Trademarks \| Minimum \| 2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)		15 years
Trademarks \| Maximum \| 2021 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)		16 years