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Segment Information - Narrative (Details) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 segment employee
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Number of reportable segments | segment | 3
Number of operating segments which do not meet reportable unit quantitative threshold | segment | 2
Minimum | Corporate |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Customer segments, customer employee headcount | employee | 250
Maximum | Small Business |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Customer segments, customer employee headcount | employee | 250

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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 18 -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126901519&loc=d3e8672-108599 + Details
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