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Income Taxes (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
Schedule of Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate from Continuing Operations [Table Text Block] |
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Effective tax rate from continuing operations | (24.9) | % |  | 18.4 | % |  | (11.2) | % |  | 13.7 | %

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