Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Indefinite Life Assets Not Subject to Amortization (Details) - Tradenames - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Indefinite life assets not subject to amortization, beginning balance	$ 702,732	$ 707,380
Intangible assets acquired during the year		(874)
Currency translation during the year	24,536	(3,774)
Indefinite life assets not subject to amortization, ending balance	$ 727,268	$ 702,732

Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Including Purchase Accounting Adjustments

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Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (b)
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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit, from foreign currency translation and purchase accounting adjustments.

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