Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Summary of Maturity Dates Unit of Measure and Notional Value for Derivatives (Details)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Interest Rate Cap \| One-month SOFR
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value	$ 200,000,000
Maturity date of derivatives	2025-12
Foreign Currency Contracts \| Euro
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value	$ 2,200,000
Maturity date of derivatives	various to August 2023
Fuel swaps \| Gallons
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value	$ 3,300,000
Maturity date of derivatives	various July 2023 to June 2025

Derivatives maturity date.

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- Definition

Description of the relevant terms of the derivative. Includes the type of instrument, risk being hedged, notional amount, counterparty, inception date, maturity date, relevant interest rates, strike price, cap price, and floor price.

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- Definition

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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
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- Definition

Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480434/815-10-50-1B

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 815
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (d)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480434/815-10-50-1A

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