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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, percent | 31.60% | 27.20% | 29.80% | 25.70%
Unrecognized tax benefits | $ 900,000 | $ 300,000 | $ 900,000 | $ 300,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate | 900,000 | 300,000 | 900,000 | 300,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued | $ 0 | $ 100,000 | $ 0 | $ 100,000
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 |  |  | 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% |  | 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 |  |  | $ 20,900,000 |
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Latest Tax Year |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Open tax year |  |  | 2020 |
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Earliest Tax Year |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Open tax year |  |  | 2018 |
State Local and Foreign Jurisdictions | Latest Tax Year |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Open tax year |  |  | 2020 |
State Local and Foreign Jurisdictions | Earliest Tax Year |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Open tax year |  |  | 2017 |

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