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Employee Benefit Plans - Employee Stock Incentive Plans (Details) | Jul. 27, 2019 stock_incentive_plan shares
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Number of stock incentive plans (stock incentive plan) | stock_incentive_plan | 1
2005 Plan |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares) | 694,000,000
Reduction in number of shares available for issuance after amendment (in shares) | 1.5
2005 Plan | Stock awards subsequent to November 12, 2009 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Reduction in number of shares available for issuance after amendment (in shares) | 1.5

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