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Shareholders' Equity - Restricted Stock Units Activity (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023 $ / shares shares
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Schedule of Share based Compensation Arrangements by Share based Payment Award, Equity Instruments, Other Than Options, Restricted Stock Units [Line Items]
Stock units granted | shares	411,181
Weighted average grant-date fair value of award | $ / shares	$ 133.61
Performance Shares [Member]
Schedule of Share based Compensation Arrangements by Share based Payment Award, Equity Instruments, Other Than Options, Restricted Stock Units [Line Items]
Stock units granted | shares	113,347
Weighted average grant-date fair value of award | $ / shares	$ 133.83
Deferred Share Units [Member]
Schedule of Share based Compensation Arrangements by Share based Payment Award, Equity Instruments, Other Than Options, Restricted Stock Units [Line Items]
Stock units granted | shares	3,945
Weighted average grant-date fair value of award | $ / shares	$ 136.47

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- Definition

The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(01)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480429/718-10-50-2

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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