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Assets Held for Sale - Narrative (Details) - EMEA 2 Joint Venture	Jun. 30, 2021
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	20.00%
GIC, Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund | GIC
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	80.00%

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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