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Income Loss From Operating Affiliates Equity Method

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Investments in which the Company has significant influence over the operating and financial policies and are accounted for under the equity method.

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Purchase Of Affiliate, Deferred Gain

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Purchase Of Operating Affiliate, Deferred Gain, Period Of Recognition

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Purchase Of Operating Affiliate, Equity Method, Price Per Share

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of or advances to an entity that is related to it but not strictly controlled (for example, an unconsolidated subsidiary, affiliate, and joint venture or equity method investment) or the acquisition of an additional interest in a subsidiary (controlled entity).

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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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Investment Information - Investment in operating affiliates (Details) € / shares in Units, € in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 € / shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Interest in Subsidiaries and Affiliates	$ 546,349		$ 0
Investment in operating affiliates	739,783				$ 129,291
Income (loss) from operating affiliates	$ 75,457		$ 8,516
Operating Affiliates
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Time lag for reporting	three	three
Coface
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage ownership	29.50%
Consideration paid per share \| € / shares				€ 9.95
Payments to Acquire Interest in Subsidiaries and Affiliates	$ 546,000	€ 453,000
Investment in operating affiliates	604,600
Income (loss) from operating affiliates	74,500
Purchase Of Affiliate, Deferred Gain	$ 36,000
Purchase Of Operating Affiliate, Deferred Gain, Period Of Recognition	5 years	5 years