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Income Taxes (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 Rate	Sep. 30, 2020 Rate	Sep. 30, 2021 Rate	Sep. 30, 2020 Rate
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent	17.70%	21.40%	18.90%	19.40%
Annual Effective Tax Rate before recurring discrete tax items			19.50%	20.50%

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Annual Effective Tax Rate before recurring discrete tax items

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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=121826272&loc=d3e32687-109319

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