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Derivative, Payment to Terminate

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Derivative Remaining Maturity Year

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The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the interest rate derivative.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on the derivative liability.

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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 decrease in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 04, 2020	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jan. 25, 2024	Nov. 03, 2023	Jul. 03, 2023	Jun. 21, 2023
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Accumulated derivative losses		$ 51,500	$ 119,600
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Remaining maturity year		2023
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Remaining maturity year		2025
2018 Term Loan [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 1,950,000						$ 1,950,000
Derivative basis spread on variable interest rate	1.75%
Credit spread adjustment						0.10%	0.10%
Derivative fixed interest rate	1.874%						1.90%
2024 Term Loan [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount					$ 1,000,000
2024 Term Loan [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount				$ 1,950,000
Derivative fixed interest rate				2.05%
Cash Flow Hedges [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative fixed interest rate					5.83%
Cash Flow Hedges [Member] \| 2018 Term Loan [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 1,950,000
Payment to terminate	176,200
Cash Flow Hedges [Member] \| 2018 Term Loan [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 1,950,000
Derivative basis spread on variable interest rate	1.75%
Derivative fixed interest rate	1.874%
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member] \| 2018 Term Loan [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative basis spread on variable interest rate							1.85%
Credit spread adjustment							0.10%
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member] \| 2024 Term Loan [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative basis spread on variable interest rate				2.00%