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Leases - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) Lease	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Leases [Line Items]
Number of leases | Lease	2
Lease term	12 months
Finance lease obligations	$ 10.7	$ 12.7
Buildings Machinery and Equipment
Leases [Line Items]
Finance lease obligations	$ 10.7	$ 12.7
Real Estate Leases | Minimum
Leases [Line Items]
Lease renewal term	1 year
Real Estate Leases | Maximum
Leases [Line Items]
Lease renewal term	5 years

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Leases.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease.

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-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-Publisher FASB
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-Topic 842
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-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147478964/842-20-50-3

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-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147478964/842-20-50-3

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