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Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2022						2021						2022						2021
Effective tax rate from continuing operations			23.3		%				13.2		%				25.2		%				1.1		%

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