Share-based Payments (Summary of Stock Option Activity) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Outstanding, Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)		4 years 8 months 12 days	5 years 8 months 12 days
Outstanding beginning balance, Aggregate intrinsic value		$ 41,900	$ 68,700
Exercised, Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 10,300	$ 4,500	14,100
Outstanding ending balance, Aggregate intrinsic value	44,500		$ 41,900	$ 68,700
Exercisable, Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 36,300
Stock options
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance (in shares)	2,730,295	2,208,057	1,985,754
Granted (in shares)	262,725	710,847	758,256
Assumed in IAA acquisition (Note 5) (in shares)	187,727
Exercised (in shares)	(721,503)	(159,920)	(495,021)
Forfeited (in shares)	(140,162)	(28,689)	(40,932)
Ending balance (in shares)	2,319,082	2,730,295	2,208,057	1,985,754
Exercisable (in shares)	1,462,603
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]
Beginning balance, Weighted average exercise price (usd per share)	$ 46.88	$ 42.55	$ 34.95
Granted, Weighted average exercise price (usd per share)	58.09	58.08	56.29
Assumed in acquisition, Weighted average exercise price (usd per share)	50.96
Exercised, Weighted average exercise price (usd per share)	47.67	36.72	32.83
Forfeited, Weighted average exercise price (usd per share)	53.84	48.09	45.86
Ending balance, Weighted average exercise price (usd per share)	47.82	$ 46.88	$ 42.55	$ 34.95
Exercisable, Weighted average exercise price (usd per share)	$ 42.15
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Outstanding, Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	6 years 3 months 18 days	7 years 3 months 18 days	7 years 8 months 12 days	7 years 8 months 12 days
Exercisable, Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	5 years 1 month 6 days
Outstanding beginning balance, Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 31,200
Outstanding ending balance, Aggregate intrinsic value		$ 31,200
Premium-priced stock options
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance (in shares)	1,118,432	1,017,064	0
Granted (in shares)	0	119,157	1,017,064
Assumed in IAA acquisition (Note 5) (in shares)	0
Exercised (in shares)	0	0	0
Forfeited (in shares)	(225,765)	(17,789)	0
Ending balance (in shares)	892,667	1,118,432	1,017,064	0
Exercisable (in shares)	86,206
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]
Beginning balance, Weighted average exercise price (usd per share)	$ 91.26	$ 91.24	$ 0
Granted, Weighted average exercise price (usd per share)	0	91.37	91.24
Assumed in acquisition, Weighted average exercise price (usd per share)	0
Exercised, Weighted average exercise price (usd per share)	0	0	0
Forfeited, Weighted average exercise price (usd per share)	91.26	90.93	0
Ending balance, Weighted average exercise price (usd per share)	91.26	$ 91.26	$ 91.24	$ 0
Exercisable, Weighted average exercise price (usd per share)	$ 91.37
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Outstanding, Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	3 years 7 months 6 days
Exercisable, Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	2 years 9 months 18 days

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