| **Receivables - Changes in Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands** | 9 Months Ended |
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| **Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]**                           |           |   |
| Balance at beginning of period                                                              | $ 4,817        | $ 4,587 |
| Credit loss expense                                                                         | 827            | 721 |
| Write-offs, net of recoveries                                                               | (88)           | (507) |
| Balance at end of period                                                                    | $ 5,556        | $ 4,801 |

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| - Definition
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Write-offs, Net of Recoveries
+ References
No definition available.
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| - Definition
Amount of allowance for credit loss on accounts receivable, classified as current.
+ References
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| - Definition
A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.
+ References
No definition available.
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| - Definition
Amount of expense (reversal of expense) for expected credit loss on accounts receivable.
+ References
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