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Taxes on Income (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate	22.60%	11.40%
Tax benefit resulting from acquisition charge	$ 0

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Tax Benefit Resulting From Acquisition Charge

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121826272&loc=d3e32687-109319

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