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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective tax rate (as a percent)	3.70%
Estimated annual effective tax rate (as a percent)	3.10%

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Estimated Annual Effective Income Tax Rate, Percent

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=d3e32687-109319

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