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Benefit Plans - Components of Company Plan Benefit Expense (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 26, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Share Based Payments [Line Items]
Age limit for a lump sum payment		55 years
Common Stock
Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Share Based Payments [Line Items]
Deferred compensation arrangement with individual, value of shares issued	$ 8,925,065

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Minimum age to be eligible to receive lump sum payment upon benefit.

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The total fair value of shares issued during the period under a deferred compensation arrangement.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)
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