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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Amount of equity interests of the acquirer, including instruments or interests issued or issuable in consideration for the business combination.

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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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This element represents the amount of earnings or loss of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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Amount of increase (decrease) from adjustments after acquisition date under purchase accounting of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Business Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	May 31, 2023	Feb. 28, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Aug. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs related to business combinations	$ 2,696	$ 519	$ 3,471	$ 986
Common Stock			2,598
Business combination, paid in cash			65,337
Acquisitions measurement period adjustments			$ (164)
EnvStd
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of interests acquired										100.00%
EAI
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of interests acquired						100.00%
GreenPath
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of interests acquired					100.00%
GreenPath \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average useful lives for acquired intangible assets			12 years
GreenPath \| Trade Names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average useful lives for acquired intangible assets			1 year
GreenPath \| Covenants Not to Compete
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average useful lives for acquired intangible assets			5 years
GreenPath \| Proprietary Software
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average useful lives for acquired intangible assets			5 years
Matrix
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of interests acquired	100.00%		100.00%
Business combination, paid in cash			$ 46,563
TriAD
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of interests acquired									100.00%
AirKinetics
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of interests acquired								100.00%
Huco
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of interests acquired							100.00%
EnvStd and IAG \| 2026 Earn Out
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment through cash or common stock			1,500
Common Stock			5,500
Business combination, earn-out payment, maximum	$ 7,700		7,700
Business combination, paid in cash			800
Frontier, EAI, GreenPath and Matrix
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue	10,600		11,600
Pre-tax income (loss)	$ 800		1,000
All Other 2023 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common Stock			2,598
Business combination, paid in cash			$ 18,774
All Other 2023 Acquisitions \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average useful lives for acquired intangible assets			7 years
All Other 2023 Acquisitions \| Trade Names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average useful lives for acquired intangible assets			2 years
All Other 2023 Acquisitions \| Covenants Not to Compete
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average useful lives for acquired intangible assets			5 years
EnvStd, IAG, TriAD, AirKinetics and Huco
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue		4,300		7,600
Pre-tax income (loss)		$ (100)		$ 700