Date when the acquisition agreement was executed, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Payment for contingent consideration liability.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Fair Value Measurements - Business Combination Contingent Consideration - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended											9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 16, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2022 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 EUR (€)	May 31, 2021 USD ($)	May 31, 2021 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 EUR (€)	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Oct. 02, 2020 Installment	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 EUR (€)	Jul. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2022 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2021 EUR (€)	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Apr. 16, 2019 EUR (€)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment for contingent consideration																$ 46,254	$ 1,836	$ 1,135
Number of contingent consideration annual installments \| Installment															3
ATI Industrial Automation, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date of Acquisition Agreement	Aug. 30, 2021
Fair value of contingent consideration	$ 44,000															45,000	44,000						$ 44,000
Payment for contingent consideration																44,000
Fair value adjustment payout cash outflows from operating activities																1,000
Estimated payment for contingent consideration				$ 45,000
ARGES GmbH
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date of Acquisition Agreement		Jul. 31, 2019
Fair value of contingent consideration		$ 7,900														$ 400	3,800	5,100	€ 400,000			€ 3,300,000		€ 4,100,000	€ 7,100,000
Undiscounted low range of contingent consideration \| €																									0
Undiscounted high range of contingent consideration		$ 11,100																							€ 10,000,000.0
Payment for contingent consideration					$ 1,900	€ 1,800,000	$ 400	€ 300,000			$ 400	€ 400,000
Ingenia-CAT, S.L.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date of Acquisition Agreement			Apr. 16, 2019
Fair value of contingent consideration			$ 6,600														$ 1,700	$ 2,900		$ 1,900	€ 1,800,000	€ 1,500,000		€ 2,300,000		€ 5,800,000
Undiscounted low range of contingent consideration \| €																										0
Undiscounted high range of contingent consideration			$ 9,000																							€ 8,000,000.0
Payment for contingent consideration									$ 1,400	€ 1,200,000			$ 1,100	€ 1,000,000.0