Segment Information - Revenues by Product and Service Lines by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Segment information
Total Revenues	$ 5,480,289	$ 5,103,574	$ 4,491,531
GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS
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Total Revenues	4,661,776	4,295,115	3,994,988
GLOBAL DATA CENTER BUSINESS
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Total Revenues	495,026	401,125	326,898
CORPORATE  AND OTHER
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Total Revenues	323,487	407,334	169,645
Records management
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Total Revenues	3,771,653	3,425,082	3,200,176
Records management | GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS
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Total Revenues	3,625,264	3,287,237	3,074,605
Records management | GLOBAL DATA CENTER BUSINESS
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Total Revenues	0	0	0
Records management | CORPORATE  AND OTHER
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Total Revenues	146,389	137,845	125,571
Data management
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Total Revenues	520,194	510,292	529,416
Data management | GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS
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Total Revenues	520,194	510,107	529,416
Data management | GLOBAL DATA CENTER BUSINESS
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Total Revenues	0	0	0
Data management | CORPORATE  AND OTHER
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Total Revenues	0	185	0
Information destruction
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Total Revenues	693,416	767,075	435,041
Information destruction | GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS
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Total Revenues	516,318	497,771	390,967
Information destruction | GLOBAL DATA CENTER BUSINESS
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Total Revenues	0	0	0
Information destruction | CORPORATE  AND OTHER
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Total Revenues	177,098	269,304	44,074
Data Center
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Total Revenues	495,026	401,125	326,898
Data Center | GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS
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Total Revenues	0	0	0
Data Center | GLOBAL DATA CENTER BUSINESS
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Total Revenues	495,026	401,125	326,898
Data Center | CORPORATE  AND OTHER
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Total Revenues	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0