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Earnings Per Common Share and Stockholders' Equity (Brookfield) (Details) | Jan. 31, 2022 $ / shares shares | Nov. 30, 2020 boardOfDirectorsSeats $ / shares shares | Oct. 18, 2020 numberOfStages
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Third party equity investment, number of stages | numberOfStages |  |  | 2
Number of Board of Directors seats third party received right to nominate following initial equity investment | boardOfDirectorsSeats |  | 1 |
Initial Purchase |  |  |
Third party ownership interest in Company's common stock |  | 9.90% |
Third party ownership interest in Company's common stock, price per share | $ / shares |  | $ 37.00 |
Third party ownership interest in Company's common stock, shares | shares |  | 9,106,042 |
Second Purchase |  |  |
Third party ownership interest in Company's common stock, price per share | $ / shares | $ 37.33 |  |
Third party ownership interest in Company's common stock, shares | shares | 6,775,000 |  |
Maximum |  |  |
Expected future third party ownership interest in Company's common stock |  |  | 19.90%

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