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Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Details) - shares | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |  |
Increase in number of shares to diluted shares calculation if income would have been generated | 2,198,436 | 2,267,756

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