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Laabs [Member] Amanda H. Laabs Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote [Text Block] Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Line Items] Forgone Recovery due to Disqualification of Tax Benefits, Amount Forgone Recovery due to Disqualification of Tax Benefits, Amount Payroll Accrued Salaries, Current Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated [Flag] Income before income taxes Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest Entity Shell Company Entity Shell Company 3.875% fixed rate note Senior Secured Notes, 3.875% Fixed Rate, Maturity April 2029 [Member] Senior Secured Notes, 3.875% Fixed Rate, Maturity April 2029 Schedule of Sales and Long-Lived Assets by Geographical Areas Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block] Other long-term liabilities Other Liabilities, Noncurrent Schedule of Long-Term Debt Instruments [Table] Schedule of Long-Term Debt Instruments [Table] Distribution percentage Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Declared, Percent Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Declared, Percent Stephen L. 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Equity Awards Adjustments, Footnote Equity Awards Adjustments, Footnote [Text Block] Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group [Text Block] Litigation gains, net Gain (Loss) from Litigation Settlement Options expected to vest, average remaining contractual term Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term Accrued expenses and other current liabilities Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities Accrued Liabilities, Current Unvested, beginning balance (in shares) Unvested, ending balance (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] Proceeds from lines of credit Proceeds from Long-Term Lines of Credit Tax receivable agreement Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital, Tax Receivable 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[Member] Acute Care Equity-classified awards Equity Classified Awards [Member] Equity Classified Awards Cash flow hedging Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Goodwill Goodwill, beginning balance Goodwill, ending balance Goodwill Equity Valuation Assumption Difference, Footnote Equity Valuation Assumption Difference, Footnote [Text Block] Estimate of possible loss (could exceed) Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss PEO Total Compensation Amount PEO Total Compensation Amount Long-Term Debt, Type [Axis] Long-Term Debt, Type [Axis] Expected to vest (in dollars per share) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price 2026 Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Expected Amortization, Remainder of Fiscal Year Denominator Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic [Abstract] Numerator Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Diluted [Abstract] Units repurchased (in shares) 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Avg. Exercise Price Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract] Current portion of long-term borrowings and other short-term borrowings Total Debt, Current Entity Address, State or Province Entity Address, State or Province Antidilutive Security, Excluded EPS Calculation [Table] Antidilutive Security, Excluded EPS Calculation [Table] Related and Nonrelated Parties [Domain] Related and Nonrelated Parties [Domain] Secured Variable Debt, Maturing 2026-2030 Secured Variable Debt, Maturing 2026-2030 [Member] Secured Variable Debt, Maturing 2026-2030 Total current liabilities Liabilities, Current Tax receivable agreement liability, current Tax Receivable Agreement Liability, Current Tax Receivable Agreement Liability, Current Over-Allotment Option Over-Allotment Option [Member] Derivative Instrument [Axis] Derivative Instrument [Axis] Litigation Status [Axis] Litigation Status [Axis] Individual: Individual [Axis] Vesting [Axis] Vesting [Axis] 2030 Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, to be Paid, Year Four Indirect tax payable Accrual for Taxes Other than Income Taxes Principal amount, increase Debt Instrument, Increase (Decrease), Net Other current assets Other Assets, Current Alex M. Liberman, Trading Arrangement One [Member] Alex M. 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Liberman, Trading Arrangement Two [Member] Alex M. 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Golwas [Member] Douglas P. 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Drazin [Member] Michael B. 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