Income and Partnership Taxes - Effective Income Tax Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax provision based on the U.S. federal statutory tax rate	$ 36,246	$ 78,048	$ (5,981)
Partnership (income) loss not subject to corporate income tax	(14,624)	(38,556)	257
State and local taxes, net	4,157	8,154	776
Valuation allowance	9,703	9	14,619
Expired foreign tax credits	0	0	888
Tax credits	(1,392)	(1,483)	(901)
Change in U.S. tax law	332	(107)	(1,326)
Foreign currency translation (gains) losses	(1,220)	4,754	1,143
Nondeductible expenses and other	586	(1,267)	266
Total provision for income taxes	$ 33,788	$ 49,552	$ 9,741

Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Expired Tax Credit, Foreign, Amount

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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Foreign Currency Translation (Gains) Losses, Amount

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Income Tax Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense and Other

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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to increase (decrease) in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.

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-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
-Publisher FASB
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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations, attributable to increase (decrease) in the income tax rates.

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The amount of income tax expense or benefit for the period computed by applying the domestic federal statutory tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations.

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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to tax credits. Including, but not limited to, research credit, foreign tax credit, investment tax credit, and other tax credits.

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