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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Intangible Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Aug. 02, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Oct. 30, 2020	Aug. 14, 2020	Feb. 14, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value			$ 17,330
Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value			$ 15,300
Estimated Useful Life in Years			10 years
Trademarks and Trade Names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value			$ 2,030
Estimated Useful Life in Years			11 years
MDC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value		$ 810,900
Estimated Useful Life in Years		13 years
MDC \| Trade Names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value		$ 98,000
Estimated Useful Life in Years		10 years
MDC \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value		$ 712,900
MDC \| Customer Relationships \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life in Years		6 years
MDC \| Customer Relationships \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life in Years		20 years
Sloane and Company LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value						$ 5,900
Sloane and Company LLC \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value						4,600
Sloane and Company LLC \| Trademarks and Trade Names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value						$ 1,300
Kettle
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value					$ 1,930
Kettle \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value					1,600
Kettle \| Trademarks and Trade Names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value					$ 330
Truelogic
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value				$ 9,500
Truelogic \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value				9,100
Truelogic \| Trademarks and Trade Names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value				$ 400
Goodstuff
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	$ 14,974
Goodstuff \| Trade Names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	$ 1,349
Estimated Useful Life in Years	15 years
Goodstuff \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	$ 13,625
Estimated Useful Life in Years	10 years