| **Leases Leases - Narrative (Details)**     | 3 Months Ended |
|---------------------------------------------|----------------|
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| Minimum [Member]                            |           |
| **Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]** |           |
| Operating and Financing Lease Renewal Term  | 1 year         |
| Maximum [Member]                            |           |
| **Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]** |           |
| Operating and Financing Lease Renewal Term  | 5 years        |

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| - Definition
Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.
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