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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Business Acquisitions and Divestitures - Summary of Total Purchase Consideration Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	May 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 1,646,120	$ 1,588,452			$ 939,259
Wave Optics
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 370,236
Net deferred tax liability			(3,313)
Other assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net			13,111
Total			510,444
Wave Optics \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets			20,584
Wave Optics \| Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets			77,118
Wave Optics \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets			$ 32,708
Fit Analytics
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				$ 88,132
Net deferred tax liability				(5,643)
Other assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net				7,160
Total				124,449
Fit Analytics \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets				800
Fit Analytics \| Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets				17,000
Fit Analytics \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets				$ 17,000
Other Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		203,482
Net deferred tax liability		(11,871)
Other assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net		6,325
Total		266,086
Other Acquisitions \| Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets		64,150
Other Acquisitions \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets		$ 4,000
2020 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill					162,747
Net deferred tax liability					(5,741)
Other assets acquired and liabilities assumed, net					1,392
Total					204,510
2020 Acquisitions \| Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite lived intangible assets					$ 46,112