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The premium (cost) of a hedge, expensed during the period.

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Amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) of derivative instruments not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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The number of derivative instruments of a particular group held by the entity.

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The difference between the book value and the sale price of options, swaps, futures, forward contracts, and other derivative instruments. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings.

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The net change in the difference between the fair value and the carrying value, or in the comparative fair values, of derivative instruments, including options, swaps, futures, and forward contracts, held at each balance sheet date, that was included in earnings for the period.

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Derivative Instruments - Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments (Details)						2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 15, 2020 USD ($) $ / €	Jun. 04, 2019 USD ($) $ / €	May 15, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2020 USD ($) $ / €	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) swapAgreement	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2020 swapAgreement	Nov. 30, 2020 educationalInstitution	Nov. 30, 2020 BRL (R$)	Nov. 30, 2020 R$ / $	Apr. 08, 2020 USD ($) $ / €	Apr. 08, 2020 EUR (€) $ / €	Sep. 30, 2019 MXN ($) swapAgreement	Sep. 30, 2019 AUD ($) swapAgreement	May 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / €	May 31, 2019 EUR (€) $ / €	May 01, 2019 swapAgreement	Apr. 30, 2019 EUR (€) swapAgreement	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) swapAgreement $ / €	Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) swapAgreement $ / €	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) swapAgreement	Dec. 31, 2010 swapAgreement
Derivative [Line Items]
Settlement of derivatives related to sale of discontinued operations and net investment hedge										$ (50,341,000)	$ 0	$ 12,866,000
Derivative liability											25,824,000
Realized gain (loss)										(24,517,000)	(25,980,000)	8,300,000
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Net investment cross currency swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Deferred premium payments													$ 18,294,000
Loss on sale	$ 33,710,000
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Cross Currency Swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability, current										0	17,680,000
Derivative liability, noncurrent										$ 0	$ 8,144,000
Number of currency derivatives held (derivative instrument) \| swapAgreement																								9		2	2
Brazil, Brazil Real \| Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Currency Swap, Deal Contingent
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of interest rate derivatives held (derivative instrument)														6	2
Brazil, Brazil Real \| Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract, Instrument Three and Four
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| R$																R$ 1,900,000,000
Brazil, Brazil Real \| Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Cross Current Interest Rate Contract, Instrument Four
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| R$																950,000,000
Brazil, Brazil Real \| Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Net investment cross currency swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount													$ 343,783,000			R$ 1,875,000,000
Derivative, swap type, variable price \| R$ / $																	5.4540
Settlement of derivatives related to sale of discontinued operations and net investment hedge							$ 1,663,000
Brazil, Brazil Real \| Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Net investment cross currency swaps \| Put/Call Options
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of interest rate derivatives held (derivative instrument) \| educationalInstitution															4
Australia, Dollars \| Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Net investment cross currency swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount						$ 12,921,000												$ 13,713,000	€ 21,000,000
Derivative, swap type, variable price \| $ / €		0.6530				0.6153
Unrealized gain on derivatives						$ 1,340,000
Australia, Dollars \| Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Cross Currency Swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount								$ 7,443,000				7,443,000									$ 11,000,000
Derivative, swap type, variable price																				0.6766	0.6766
Number of currency derivatives held (derivative instrument) \| swapAgreement																				2	2
Realized gain (loss)								45,000
Australia, Dollars \| Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract, Instrument Two
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount																		$ 12,999,000	€ 21,000,000
Derivative, swap type, variable price \| $ / €																		0.6190	0.6190
Unrealized gain on derivatives		$ (714,000)
Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Cross Currency Swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount			$ 597,149,000																			$ 423,003,000	€ 532,000,000		€ 375,000,000
Derivative, swap type, variable price \| $ / €			1.122461																			1.128007	1.128007
Unrealized gain on derivatives			$ 565,000	$ (1,644,000)
Number of currency derivatives held (derivative instrument) \| swapAgreement																									7
Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Swap 1
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount																										$ 314,573,000	€ 275,000,000
Derivative, swap type, variable price \| $ / €																										1.1439	1.1439
Unrealized gain on derivatives					$ (5,088,000)
Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract, Maturing April 8, 2019
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount																										$ 310,750,000	€ 275,000,000
Derivative, swap type, variable price \| $ / €																										1.13	1.13
Derivative, cost of hedge					$ 980,000
Chile, Pesos \| Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Cross Currency Swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount																												$ 31,000
Derivative, cost of hedge									$ 8,200,000
Derivative, number of instruments held (derivative instrument) \| swapAgreement									4																				4
Chile, Pesos \| Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract, Maturing December 1, 2024
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, number of instruments held (derivative instrument) \| swapAgreement																												1
Chile, Pesos \| Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract, Maturing July 1, 2025
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, number of instruments held (derivative instrument) \| swapAgreement																												3
Mexico, Pesos \| Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments: \| Cross Currency Swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount								$ 23,000,000				$ 23,000,000								$ 453,146,000
Derivative, swap type, variable price								0.0508				0.0508
Number of currency derivatives held (derivative instrument) \| swapAgreement																				3	3
Realized gain (loss)								$ (583,000)