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Less debt fees			(260)		(136)
Less current portion			(501)		(487)
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Accounts receivable securitization program commitment amount		$ 85,000		$ 30,000
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2023			231,654
2024			160,939
2025			55,208
2026			140,469
2027			42,822
Total long-term debt maturities			631,092		503,629
Stand-by letters of credit outstanding			2,800		2,800
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Current maturities of long-term debt			$ 501		$ 487
Weighted-average interest rates on short-term borrowings			5.47%		1.55%
Minimum [Member]
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Interest coverage, required \| Interest / Debt			3
Maximum [Member]
Schedule of long term debt [Abstract]
Debt to EBITDA, required \| Interest / Debt			3.5
SOFR Adjustment [Member]
Schedule of long term debt [Abstract]
Interest rate		0.10%
Applicable Margin [Member]
Schedule of long term debt [Abstract]
Interest rate, stated percentage		0.70%
Interest rate on secured loan		0.70%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
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Long term debt			$ 225,469		$ 86,000
Average interest rate			3.01%		1.33%
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 350,000
Long term debt additional disclosures [Abstract]
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Aggregate amounts of contractual maturities of long-term debt [Abstract]
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Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
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Maturity date			May 30, 2022
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Schedule of long term debt [Abstract]
Maturity date			May 31, 2026
Other Line of Credit Facility [Member]
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Loans of Foreign Subsidiaries [Member]
Short-term borrowings [Abstract]
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3.66% Senior Notes due November 2023 [Member]
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Interest rate on secured loan			3.66%
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Interest rate, stated percentage			3.65%
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Interest rate on secured loan			1.71%
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Schedule of long term debt [Abstract]
Long term debt			$ 30,208		33,829
Interest rate, stated percentage			2.53%
Maturity date			Nov. 30, 2023
Interest rate on secured loan			2.53%
Aggregate amounts of contractual maturities of long-term debt [Abstract]
Total long-term debt maturities			$ 30,208		33,829
2.76% British Pound-denominated Notes due November 2025 [Member]
Schedule of long term debt [Abstract]
Long term debt			$ 30,208		33,829
Interest rate, stated percentage			2.76%
Maturity date			Nov. 30, 2025
Interest rate on secured loan			2.76%
Aggregate amounts of contractual maturities of long-term debt [Abstract]
Total long-term debt maturities			$ 30,208		33,829
Euro Denominated Term Loan [Member]
Schedule of long term debt [Abstract]
Long term debt			$ 80,291		0
Average interest rate			2.72%
Maturity date			Nov. 30, 2024
Unsecured debt \| €	€ 75.0
Aggregate amounts of contractual maturities of long-term debt [Abstract]
Total long-term debt maturities			$ 80,291		0
Various Other Notes [Member]
Schedule of long term debt [Abstract]
Long term debt			622		1,137
Aggregate amounts of contractual maturities of long-term debt [Abstract]
Total long-term debt maturities			$ 622		$ 1,137