Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Indefinite Life Assets Not Subject to Amortization (Details) - Tradenames - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Indefinite life assets not subject to amortization, beginning balance	$ 694,905	$ 727,268
Intangible assets acquired during the year		2,725
Currency translation during the year	(19,655)	(35,088)
Intangible assets acquired during the year	335
Intangible assets impaired during the year	(7,257)
Indefinite life assets not subject to amortization, ending balance	$ 668,328	$ 694,905

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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)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275

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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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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with an indefinite life, from an acquisition.

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