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Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details) - shares	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Treasury stock acquired (in shares)	0		936,000	0	1,124,000
Repurchase effect on weighted average shares outstanding, decrease (in shares)			554,000,000,000		330,000,000,000
2022 Acquisitions, IEA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, number of shares issued (in shares)		2,758,000
HMG
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, number of shares issued (in shares)			133,000