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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |
Undistributed accumulated earnings of foreign subsidiaries | $ 1.4 | $ 1.3
Accumulated earnings of foreign pass through subsidiaries | 0.1 | 0.2
Accumulated earnings subject to additional foreign tax | $ 0.1 | $ 0.2

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- Definition Accumulated earnings of certain pass through subsidiaries where repatriation would result in additional foreign taxes in the form of dividend withholding tax imposed on the recipient of the distribution or dividend distribution tax imposed on the payor of the distribution. + References No definition available. + Details
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