Segment Information - Summary of Unallocated Costs (Details) - Other - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gain on insurance proceeds	$ 634	$ 0
Transaction and other costs	(26,549)	0
Total other unallocated costs	$ (25,915)	$ 0

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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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- Definition

The amount recovered from insurance. These recoveries reduce costs and losses that are reported as a separate line item under operating expenses.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
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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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