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Loss Contingency Additional Lawsuits Pending

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Number Of Consumer Classes

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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Number of claims settled.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121557415&loc=d3e14435-108349

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121557415&loc=d3e14557-108349

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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2022 claim	Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 plaintiff	Mar. 31, 2023 class lawsuit child	Apr. 30, 2020 claim
Sleeper
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims settled	2
Number of additional lawsuits pending \| lawsuit				31
Number of children with injuries or fatalities related to lawsuits \| child				34
Whistleblower Letter
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff			2
Number of pending claims					2
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party \| $		$ 86
Minimum \| Sleeper
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of consumer classes \| class				10