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No authoritative reference available. true 21 Earnings per share: 3 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false 3 false false 0 0 false false 4 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 22 Basic 4 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 0.36 0.36 false false 2 true true 0.52 0.52 false false 3 true true 0.83 0.83 false false 4 true true 1.50 1.50 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 23 Diluted 4 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 0.36 0.36 false false 2 true true 0.52 0.52 false false 3 true true 0.83 0.83 false false 4 true true 1.49 1.49 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 24 Cash dividends per common share 4 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 0.21 0.21 false false 2 true true 0.20 0.20 false false 3 true true 0.63 0.63 false false 4 true true 0.60 0.60 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 4 20 false HundredThousands UnKnown Hundreds false true