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Maximum amount borrowed under the credit facility at any time during the period.

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The cash outflow for loan and debt issuance costs.

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Debt - Term Loan (Details) - Secured debt				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Term Loan (Details) - Secured debt	Dec. 06, 2022 EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 12, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 12, 2022 EUR (€)
Term Loan One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 575,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum amount outstanding during period		$ 675,000,000
Payments of financing costs					$ 664,000
Term Loan Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €						€ 220,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum amount outstanding during period \| €	€ 220,000,000
Term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated interest coverage ratio			3.5			3.5
Term loan \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)			0.10%
Term loan \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)			0.50%
Term loan \| Monthly SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)			1.00%
Term loan \| Minimum \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)			0.825%	0.90%
Term loan \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)			0.00%	0.00%
Term loan \| Minimum \| Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)			0.825%
Term loan \| Maximum \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)			1.50%
Term loan \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)			0.50%
Term loan \| Maximum \| Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)			1.50%