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Income tax provision (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Reconciliation of effective income tax rate |  |  |
Effective income tax rate | 13.00% | 45.00% | 22.30%
Tax impact of share based compensation |  | 9.70% |
Tax impact of foreign operations |  | 8.30% |
Business exit activities |  | 8.00% |

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