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Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfers into or out of Level 3 securities | $ 0 |  |
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment | 0 | $ 0 |
Foreign Exchange Forward | Designated as Hedging Instrument |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative instrument | $ 54,000,000.0 |  | $ 48,000,000.0

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