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Share-Based Compensation - Stock Options Unvested (Details) - Key Officer Director and Managerial Employee Stock Options [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2019
Unvested stock options |  |
Granted (in shares) | 1 |
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ 72.69 | $ 53.50
Total fair value of option vested during the period | $ 0.1 | $ 0.2

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