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Restrictions on payment of dividends - beginning amount for calculation

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Disclosure of the amount of equity that is restricted to use by regulation or agreement.

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Debt Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				24 Months Ended	48 Months Ended
Debt Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Feb. 15, 2030	Jan. 31, 2026	Jan. 31, 2025	Jul. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2028	Jan. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restricted Payments Basket	$ 487,500					$ 487,500			$ 363,000
2025 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	$ 250,000					$ 250,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.625%					5.625%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date						Aug. 01, 2025
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage					102.813%
2028 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	$ 400,000					$ 400,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.95%					4.95%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date						Feb. 01, 2028
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			101.238%	102.475%				103.713%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed							100.00%
2030 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	$ 300,000					$ 300,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.95%					3.95%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Feb. 15, 2030
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage		100.00%
Percentage of our aggregate consolidated net income added to base amount of calculation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percent restrictions on payment of dividends	50.00%					50.00%
Percentage of net cash proceeds from sale of qualified equity interests added to base and income/loss amount in calculation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percent restrictions on payment of dividends	100.00%					100.00%
Percentage of our aggregate consolidated net income subtracted from base amount of calculation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percent restrictions on payment of dividends	100.00%					100.00%
Base of restricted payments basket income calculation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restrictions on payment of dividends	$ 125,000					$ 125,000