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Financial Instruments (Details Textual)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Average maturity of marketable securities, months	12 months	11 months

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Average remaining time to maturity of marketable debt securities, available-for-sale securities.

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