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Highest goodwill balance among reporting units

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 16, 2021 USD ($) distribution_center	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) distribution_center	Jun. 30, 2023 distribution_center	May 31, 2023 distribution_center	Mar. 31, 2023 distribution_center	Apr. 30, 2022 distribution_center	Dec. 31, 2021 distribution_center	Jun. 30, 2021 distribution_center	Apr. 30, 2021 distribution_center	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired \| $										$ 11,533	$ 9,264	$ 811,956
Goodwill \| $		$ 700,078								$ 700,078	$ 691,993
Porpoise Pool & Patio, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment \| $	$ 57,400
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired \| $	788,700
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill \| $	301,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net \| $	$ 84,200
Highest goodwill balance among other reporting units \| $													$ 403,500
PORTUGAL \| A.C. Solucoes para Piscinas, Lda.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Number of Locations		1
ALABAMA \| Pioneer Pool Products, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Number of Locations			1
NORTH DAKOTA \| Recreation Supply Company
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Number of Locations				1
ARIZONA \| Pro-Water Irrigation & Landscape Supply, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Number of Locations					2
WEST VIRGINIA \| Tri-State Pool Distributors
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Number of Locations						1
FLORIDA \| Porpoise Pool & Patio, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Number of Locations	1
FLORIDA \| Wingate Supply, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Number of Locations							1
FLORIDA \| Vak Pak Builders Supply, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Number of Locations								1
TENNESSEE \| Pool Source, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Number of Locations									1