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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Subsequent Event
Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
Increase in deferred income tax	$ 62

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Effective tax rate reconciliation.

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the account that represents the temporary difference that results from Income or Loss that is recognized for accounting purposes but not for tax purposes and vice versa.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121586364&loc=d3e3602-108585

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