v3.23.2

Leases (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Leases (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2020
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Term of free rent	18 months
Finance lease term	15 years
Deferred rent, including interest	$ 4,930	$ 6,590
Deferred rent repayment term	5 years
Minimum [Member] \| Land, Buildings And Improvements [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Remaining lease terms	1 year
Minimum [Member] \| Equipment And Software [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease term	1 year
Maximum [Member] \| Land, Buildings And Improvements [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Remaining lease terms	9 years
Maximum [Member] \| Equipment And Software [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease term	7 years
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Deferred rent, including interest	$ 3,608
Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Deferred rent, including interest	$ 1,322

Amount of excess of rental payment required by lease over rental income recognized, classified as noncurrent.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(26)(c))
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 30
-Section 25
-Paragraph 11
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123408481&loc=SL77919140-209958

Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/otherTransitionRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 20
-Section 25
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123415192&loc=d3e39927-112707

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- Definition

Term of lessee's finance lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128292326&loc=SL77918673-209980

+ Details

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- Definition

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.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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- Definition

Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

+ Details

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- Definition

Deferred Rent Credit, Repayment term

+ References

No definition available.

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- Definition

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+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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- Definition

Lessee, Finance Lease, Term of free rent

+ References

No definition available.

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- Details

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- Details

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- Details

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- Details

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- Details

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