CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Income (Loss)	$ 30,147	$ 28,240
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	29,292	23,599
Loss on sale or abandonment of property and equipment	87	35
Write-off of certain intangible assets and other long-term assets	32	202
Amortization of right-of-use operating lease assets	2,984	3,122
Fair value adjustments related to contingent consideration liabilities	1,023	(117)
Amortization of deferred credits	(26)	(26)
Amortization and write-off of long-term debt issuance costs	1,414	1,477
Stock-based compensation expense	9,078	5,234
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Trade receivables	(7,560)	(4,182)
Other receivables	(284)	(705)
Inventories	(10,599)	(382)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2,041	765
Income tax refund receivables	2,143	305
Other assets	(176)	(2,947)
Trade payables	4,453	(14,148)
Accrued expenses	(20,747)	(8,891)
Income taxes payable	1,918	3,651
Deferred compensation payable	(580)	1,061
Operating lease liabilities	(3,335)	(2,931)
Other long-term obligations	(733)	2,854
Total adjustments	10,425	7,976
Net cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash provided by operating activities	40,572	36,216
Capital expenditures for:
Property and equipment	(21,061)	(11,682)
Intangible assets	(457)	(861)
Cash paid for notes receivable and other investments	(7,117)	(6,508)
Cash paid in acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(1,000)	(3,000)
Net cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash used in investing activities	(29,635)	(22,051)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	13,152	7,730
Payments on long-term debt		(24,063)
Contingent payments related to acquisitions	(52)	(78)
Payment of taxes related to an exchange of common stock	(6,145)	(1,592)
Net cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash provided by (used in) financing activities	6,955	(18,003)
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	936	(1,319)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	18,828	(5,157)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH:
Beginning of period	378,767	589,144
End of period	397,595	583,987
RECONCILIATION OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH TO THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	395,529	581,921
Restricted cash reported in prepaid expenses and other current assets	$ 2,066	$ 2,066
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current	Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$ 397,595	$ 583,987
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Interest (net of capitalized interest of $282 and $207, respectively)	12,361	2,393
Income taxes	3,784	2,066
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Property and equipment purchases in accounts payable	3,813	5,163
Acquisition purchases in accrued expenses and other long-term obligations	4,020	6,417
Merit common stock surrendered (18 and 0 shares, respectively) in exchange for exercise of stock options	1,882
Right-of-use operating lease assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities	$ 24,871	$ 7,759