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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, percent | 27.20% | 23.60% | 25.70% | 23.20%
Unrecognized tax benefits | $ 0.3 | $ 0.2 | $ 0.3 | $ 0.2
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued | $ 0.1 | $ 0.1 | $ 0.1 | $ 0.1
COVID-19 Pandemic | CARES Act | U.S. Federal Government |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Exercised option to defer employer portion of social security tax payment description |  |  | For example, pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, the Company exercised the option to defer payment of the employer portion of the Social Security tax, with 50% to be repaid by December 31, 2021 and the remainder by December 31, 2022. |
Percentage of deferred employer portion of social security tax repayable |  |  | 50.00% |
Employer portion of social security tax repayable date |  |  | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Employer portion of social security tax repayable remainder date |  |  | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Employer portion of social security tax deferred |  |  | $ 13.5 |
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Earliest Tax Year |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Open tax year |  |  | 2017 |
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Latest Tax Year |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Open tax year |  |  | 2019 |
State Local and Foreign Jurisdictions | Earliest Tax Year |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Open tax year |  |  | 2016 |
State Local and Foreign Jurisdictions | Latest Tax Year |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Open tax year |  |  | 2019 |

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