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Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details) - shares		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details) - shares	Oct. 07, 2022	Oct. 31, 2022	May 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired (in shares)					0	0	1,124,000	0
Repurchase effect on weighted average shares outstanding, decrease (in shares)							598,000
HMG
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, number of shares issued (in shares)			133,000	1,975,000
2022 Acquisitions, IEA \| Subsequent Event
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, number of shares issued (in shares)	2,700,000	2,652,000