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Share-Based Compensation Plans - Performance Share Awards Narrative (Details) - Performance Shares | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Award vesting period | 3 years
Minimum |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Shares issued, percent | 0.00%
Maximum |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Shares issued, percent | 200.00%

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- Definition Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120381028&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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