| **Leases Lease Narrative (Details)**                     | 12 Months Ended           |
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| **Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]**              |                      |   |
| Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent | 5.10%                     | 4.80% |
| Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term   | 7 years 10 months 24 days | 2 years 9 months 18 days |

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Operating and Finance Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent
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Operating And Finance Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term
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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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