Financial Instruments and Fair Value - Schedule of Reconciliation of Level 3 Assets and Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair Value Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation Liability Gain Loss Statement Of Income Extensible List Not Disclosed Flag	Compensation expense
Fair Value Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation Liability Gain Loss Statement Of Other Comprehensive Income Extensible List Not Disclosed Flag	Foreign currency translation
Earnout
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2023	$ (38,601)
Earnout accretion	(466)
Compensation expense	0
Payments	0
Foreign currency translation	812
Balance at March 31, 2024	(38,255)
Contingent Compensation
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2023	(18,878)
Earnout accretion	0
Compensation expense	(1,988)
Payments	4,821
Foreign currency translation	491
Balance at March 31, 2024	$ (15,554)

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI) from liability measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of settlements of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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