Segment Information - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022 segment employee
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment	3
Number of operating segments which do not meet reportable unit quantitative threshold \| segment	2
Minimum \| Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Customer segments, customer employee headcount \| employee	250
Maximum \| Small Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Customer segments, customer employee headcount \| employee	250

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Segment Reporting, Customer Segments, Customer Employee Headcount

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123359005&loc=d3e8672-108599

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