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Income Taxes (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022
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,
2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Effective tax rate from continuing operations | 24.7 | % |  | (24.9) | % |  | 26.1 | % |  | (11.2) | %

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