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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREDHOLDERS' EQUITY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREDHOLDERS' EQUITY (PARENTHETICAL) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Parentheticals) [Abstract]
Cash dividends paid per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.62	$ 1.62	$ 1.53	$ 1.53	$ 1.44	$ 1.44	$ 4.77	$ 4.41

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Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Parentheticals) [Abstract]

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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
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