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Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract] |  |
Additional liability associated with indemnification obligations | $ 0 | $ 0
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset | $ 44,921,000 | $ 46,617,000

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- Definition Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under operating lease. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123391704&loc=SL77918627-209977 + Details
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