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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate	15.90%	22.60%
Unfavorable discrete impact on tax rate	1.60%	5.50%
Tax benefit resulting from acquisition charge	$ 0	$ 0

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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Unfavorable Discrete Impact, Percent

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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
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482685/740-10-50-12

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