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Retirement Plans - Schedule of Weighted Average Assets Allocation and Weighted Average Target Allocation (Details) - United Kingdom Subsidiary - UK Plan	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Asset Allocation	100.00%
Asset Allocation	100.00%	100.00%
Debt
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Asset Allocation	65.00%
Asset Allocation	63.00%	70.60%
Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Asset Allocation	15.00%
Asset Allocation	12.70%	10.50%
Cash
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Asset Allocation	10.00%
Asset Allocation	17.10%	10.50%
Real estate
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target Asset Allocation	10.00%
Asset Allocation	7.20%	8.40%

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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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