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Long-Term Debt - Redemption Price, Percentage (Details) - 4.875 Percent Note [Member] | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Five |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |
Redemption Price | 102.438%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period 5 [Domain] |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |
Redemption Price | 101.625%
Debt Redemption Period Seven |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |
Redemption Price | 100.813%
Debt Redemption Period Eight |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |
Redemption Price | 100.00%

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- Definition Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 470 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph e -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123599511&loc=d3e64711-112823 + Details
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