Financial Instruments - Fair Value Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 13,363	$ 14,956	$ 15,110	$ 14,611	$ 19,795	$ 20,118
Additions			5,370		1,093
Accretion expense	730	1,112	(979)	116	676	1,289
Payments	(1,000)	(2,240)	(4,430)		(4,122)	(1,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other	(246)	(465)	(115)	(159)	264	(612)
Remeasurement gain					(3,095)
Ending balance	$ 12,847	$ 13,363	$ 14,956	$ 14,568	$ 14,611	$ 19,795

Fair Value Measurement, With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis, Liability Remeasurement Gain (Loss)

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from liability measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI) from liability measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of purchases of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of settlements of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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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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