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Goodwill, Increase In Weighted Average Cost Of Capital, Percentage

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Goodwill, Reduction In Forecasted Revenues, Percentage

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Amount of accumulated impairment loss for an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of loss from the write-down 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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Goodwill - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Goodwill - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 35,252	$ 0
Increase in weighted average cost of capital, percentage					1.00%
Percentage of reduction in forecasted revenues					3.00%
Analytics
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment			0
Goodwill, impairment loss, percentage					8.30%
Cyber and Engineering
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment			35,252
Accumulated impairment loss	$ 35,252		$ 35,252