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Discontinued operations - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 12, 2024 USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2024 USD ($) employee	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) reportable_segment
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]			Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent
Number of reportable segments \| reportable_segment			1
Outstanding minimum lease payments for the lease terminations			$ 2,300
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Global Cooling
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash required on closing date, funded by entity		$ 6,652
Repayment of indebtedness		2,600
Other liabilities		$ 2,643
Expected reduction of workforce \| employee		47
Expected reduction of workforce (percent)		11.00%
Loss contingency accrual			4,000
Period of transition services		90 days
Restructuring costs		$ 3,471
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Global Cooling \| Severance
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring costs		291
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Global Cooling \| Stock Compensation
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring costs		3,180
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| SciSafe
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Goodwill			11,300
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| SciSafe Holdings, Inc \| Severance
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	$ 400
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| SciSafe Holdings, Inc \| Stock Compensation
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	4,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| SciSafe Holdings, Inc \| Earn-Out Payment
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	3,300
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| CBS
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 1,100
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| CBS \| Stock Compensation
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	$ 2,000
Global Cooling
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash required on closing date		$ 7,000