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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt premium.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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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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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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Number of interest rate derivative instruments held by the entity at the reporting date.

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The net cash outflow or inflow from derivative instruments during the period, which are classified as investing activities, excluding those designated as hedging instruments.

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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 Designated as Hedging Instruments Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands			2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 15, 2020 USD ($) $ / €	Jun. 15, 2020 USD ($) $ / €	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	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 (€) $ / €
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Settlement of derivatives related to sale of discontinued operations and net investment hedge					$ 0	$ (50,341)	$ 0
Currency Swap, Deal Contingent \| Brazil, Brazil Real \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Number of interest rate derivatives held (derivative instrument)									6	2
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract, Instrument Three and Four \| Brazil, Brazil Real \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| R$											R$ 1,900,000,000
Cross Current Interest Rate Contract, Instrument Four \| Brazil, Brazil Real \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| R$											950,000,000
Net Investment Cross Currency Swaps \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Deferred premium payments								$ 18,294
Loss on sale	$ 33,710
Net Investment Cross Currency Swaps \| Brazil, Brazil Real \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount								$ 343,783			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
Net Investment Cross Currency Swaps \| Brazil, Brazil Real \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Put/Call Options
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Number of interest rate derivatives held (derivative instrument) \| educationalInstitution										4
Net Investment Cross Currency Swaps \| Australia, Dollars \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount			$ 12,921										$ 13,713	€ 21,000,000
Derivative, swap type, variable price \| $ / €		0.6530	0.6153
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			$ 1,340
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract, Instrument One \| Australia, Dollars \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount													$ 12,999	€ 21,000,000
Derivative, swap type, variable price \| $ / €													0.6190	0.6190
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives		$ (714)