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Accounts Receivable - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Accounts receivable payments terms (30 days or less) | 30 days |
Accounts receivable, late fee discontinued period | 90 days |
Accounts receivable, interest income accrual discontinued period | 120 days |
Threshold period past due for write-off of trade accounts receivable | 180 days |
Revolving Line-of-credit Facility under 2016 Credit Agreement |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Receivables with revolving credit balances | $ 87.7 | $ 60.2

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- Definition Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration from customer for product sold and service rendered in normal course of business. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124259787&loc=d3e4428-111522 + Details
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