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Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details) - $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2020 | Apr. 01, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |
Separation transaction, shares issued to parent |  | 109,021,376 | 109,021,376
Exercise Price Greater Than Average Market Price |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock options outstanding (in shares) | 500,000 |  |
Weighted average exercise price of stock options outstanding (in dollars per share) | $ 33.32 |  |

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