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Performance Based Criteria Plan Payout Percentage, Over/Under

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Performance Period

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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 weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued 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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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 shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - $ / shares	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares authorized (shares)		9,700,000		9,700,000
2020 Grant
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance based criteria plan payout percentage, over/under				50.00%
Restricted Stock Awards Service Condition
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted (shares)	80,876	0	0
Shares granted (USD per share)	$ 149.49
Stock Appreciation Rights SARS
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted (shares)	250,080	0	0
Award vesting period				3 years
Award, expiration period				10 years
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted (shares)	63,868	0	0
Shares granted (USD per share)	$ 143.45
Award performance period				3 years
Performance Shares \| 2020 Grant
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted (USD per share)				$ 143.45
Performance Shares \| Minimum \| 2020 Grant
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance based criteria plan payout percentage				0.00%
Performance Shares \| Maximum \| 2020 Grant
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance based criteria plan payout percentage				200.00%
Performance Shares, Vesting on Compounded Annual Growth Rate of Net Sales
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	34.00%
Performance Shares, Vesting on Operating Profit Margin
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	33.00%
Performance Shares, Vesting on Achieved Trading Working Capital
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	33.00%