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Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
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-Section 50
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The sum of dilutive potential common shares or units used in the calculation of the diluted per-share or per-unit computation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Details) shares in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 01, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021 segment shares	Sep. 30, 2020 shares	Sep. 30, 2021 shares	Sep. 30, 2020 shares
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of operating segments		1
Number of reportable segments		1
Common stock equivalents included in diluted per share data (in shares) \| shares		1.8	1.6	2.0	1.9
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| PNC Bank Facility \| Minimum \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.75%			1.75%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| PNC Bank Facility \| Maximum \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.25%			2.25%