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Amount of the required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024	Sep. 13, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	May 01, 2023	Apr. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 300,000,000
Term Loan Facility \| Forecast
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Periodic payment	$ 15,000,000		$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		800,000,000
Line of credit, commitment fee (as a percentage)						0.175%
Amount drawn						$ 0			$ 0
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity						464,500,000			293,900,000
Letter of Credit \| Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		750,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding						$ 85,900,000			$ 71,700,000
Letter of Credit \| Senior Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding							$ 75,000,000	$ 115,000,000
Swing Line Loans \| Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 30,000,000
LIBOR \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						1.375%
Base Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						0.375%
Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, commitment fee (as a percentage)		0.08%
Minimum \| LIBOR \| Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.875%
Minimum \| LIBOR \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Minimum \| Base Rate \| Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.00%
Minimum \| Base Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.00%
Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, commitment fee (as a percentage)		0.25%
Maximum \| LIBOR \| Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.625%
Maximum \| LIBOR \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.75%
Maximum \| Base Rate \| Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.625%
Maximum \| Base Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.75%