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Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Performance-Based Stock Options Vesting and Exercising Conditions (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	3,361,265
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	171,000	0	0
Consecutive trading days	20 days
Vesting and exercising condition period	7 years
Stock Options \| Tranche one
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Average closing stock price (in dollars per share)	$ 35,000,000.00
Percentage of options exercisable	33.33%
Stock Options \| Tranche two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Average closing stock price (in dollars per share)	$ 45,000,000.00
Percentage of options exercisable	33.33%
Stock Options \| Tranche three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Average closing stock price (in dollars per share)	$ 55,000,000.00
Percentage of options exercisable	33.34%