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Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Tax [Abstract]
Income Taxes	INCOME TAXES Our effective tax rates were 15.0% and 27.4% in the three months and 14.6% and 23.2% in the six months 2019 and 2018. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the three and six months was primarily due to a favorable United States audit settlement for tax years 2012 and 2013.

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Income Tax [Abstract]

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
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