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Percentage of multiplication award by product.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award, equity instruments other than options, expected to vest.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award, equity instruments other than options, grants in period, as adjusted.

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Represents share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award fair value assumptions expected forfeiture rate.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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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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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable or convertible, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Accounting for Stock-based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2018 shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) PerformancePeriod $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) PerformancePeriod shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) PerformancePeriod shares	Dec. 31, 2016 shares	Dec. 31, 2015 PerformancePeriod
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual term		3 years 9 months 18 days
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period		3 years
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, vested in period, fair value \| $				$ 1.9
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, vested and expected to vest, exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual term		3 years 9 months 18 days
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual term		3 years 9 months 18 days
Employee Stock Option
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares grants		0	0	0
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual term		10 years
Share price \| $ / shares		$ 91.62
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, exercises in period, intrinsic value \| $		$ 4.9	$ 8.3	$ 4.5
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price \| $ / shares		$ 91.62
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, equity instruments other than options, vested in period, fair value \| $		$ 7.2	$ 6.5	$ 6.3
Number of shares, granted		159,831	235,480	194,227
Number of shares, vested		164,913	169,279	179,974
Cash Settled RSUs
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price \| $ / shares		$ 91.62
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, equity instruments other than options, vested in period, fair value \| $		$ 7.2	$ 7.7	$ 6.9
Number of shares, granted		103,606	147,103	174,419
Number of shares, vested		123,395	147,759	161,576
Non-Employee Director Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares, granted			7,985	13,861
Performance Shares
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price \| $ / shares		$ 91.62
Number of performance period in performance based share program \| PerformancePeriod		1	2	3		2
Percentage of multiplication award by product		2.00%
Number of shares, granted		85,928	45,136	60,929	107,000
Number of shares, vested		107,000	30,576
Number of shares, granted, adjusted for partial performance periods				88,038
Number of shares, expected to vest		88,038
Minimum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, fair value assumptions, expected forfeiture rate		0.00%
Minimum \| Employee Stock Option
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period		3 years
Minimum \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period		3 years
Minimum \| Cash Settled RSUs
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period		3 years
Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, fair value assumptions, expected forfeiture rate		15.20%
Maximum \| Employee Stock Option
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period		4 years
Maximum \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period		4 years
Maximum \| Cash Settled RSUs
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period		4 years
Omnibus Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares grants	1,185,000	322,576
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of additional awards		0
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares available for grant		886,045
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual term		10 years
Omnibus Plan \| Non-Employee Director Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price \| $ / shares		$ 91.62
Number of shares, granted		9,732	11,606
Number of shares, vested		9,840	5,395