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Percentage of cash dividends of consolidated adjusted EBITDA.

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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 17, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Nov. 30, 2019	Aug. 01, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financing-related debt issuance costs			$ 3,734	$ 0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 0	$ 0	$ 6,763	$ 0
Other off balance sheet arrangements			In addition to the bank letters of credit described in the “Credit facilities” subsection above, the Company’s other off-balance sheet arrangements include certain financial and other guarantees. The Company’s total bank letters of credit and guarantees outstanding as of September 30, 2022 were approximately $5 million.
Other Assets [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net	4,600		$ 4,600
Interest rate swaps [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative Liability Notional Amount								$ 170,000
Original Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facilities									$ 400,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net	$ 15,500		$ 15,500
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Description			August 2024
Long Term Debt Term	5 years		5 years
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net	$ 8,300		$ 8,300
Original U.S. Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facilities									600,000
Original Euro Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facilities									$ 150,000
Amended Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facilities					$ 500,000
Borrowings outstanding	295,000		295,000
Credit faclity as percentage of consolidated EBITDA					100.00%
Letters Of Credit Outstanding Amount	3,000		3,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net	$ 2,100		$ 2,100
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net					$ 1,500
Amended U.S. Term Loan [Member]
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Credit facilities					600,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net					700
Amended EURO Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facilities					150,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net					700
Original Credit Facility and the Amended Credit Facility [Member]
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Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate	2.40%		2.40%
Amended Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate adjustment percentage	0.10%		0.10%
Maximum increase in borrowing capacity					300,000
Maximum amount of dividends and share repurchases under covenant	$ 75,000		$ 75,000
Percentage of dividends and share repurcahse of consolidated adjusted EBITDA	25.00%		25.00%
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 6,800
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net					$ 2,200
Debt Instrument Maturity Date Description			June 2027
Long Term Debt Term					5 years
Amended Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.275%
Maximum consolidated net leverage ratio quarterly basis	4.00		4.00
Consolidated net leverage ratio	2.50		2.50
Amended Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Term SOFR loans [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.75%
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			0.75%
Amended Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Alternative currency term rate plus the applicable rate [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.00%
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Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.15%
Maximum consolidated net leverage ratio quarterly basis	1.00		1.00
Consolidated net leverage ratio	1.00		1.00
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.75%
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Derivative Liability Notional Amount								$ 170,000
Derivative Fixed Interest Rate	3.10%		3.10%
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate								1.64%
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Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.30%
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Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.20%
Industrial Development Bond Due 2028 [Member]
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Industrial Development Revenue Bond	$ 10,000		$ 10,000				$ 10,000
Bank lines of credit and other debt obligations [Member]
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Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	12,000		12,000
Letters Of Credit Outstanding Amount	$ 5,000		$ 5,000