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Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount, Increase During Period

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Amount of cash receipt from (payment to) bank; or stock received from (issuance to) bank in the settlement of the accelerated share repurchase agreement.

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)						3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 21, 2022	Mar. 16, 2022	Mar. 14, 2022	Nov. 23, 2021	Nov. 22, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020	Jan. 29, 2022	Jan. 30, 2021	Feb. 01, 2020	Mar. 18, 2022	Aug. 23, 2021	Jun. 26, 2012
Subsequent Events
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)				$ 0.225	$ 0.1125	$ 0.1125	$ 0.5625	$ 0.2250	$ 0.5625
Share Repurchase Program
Subsequent Events
Value of common stock authorized to be repurchased											$ 200,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Number of common stock repurchased (in shares)							2,289,292	4,000,000	16,739,740
Subsequent events
Subsequent Events
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.225
Subsequent events \| Share Repurchase Program
Subsequent Events
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount, increase during period			$ 100,000,000
Value of common stock authorized to be repurchased			$ 249,000,000
Subsequent events \| 2022 Accelerated Share Repurchase Contract
Subsequent Events
Value of common stock authorized to be repurchased										$ 175,000,000
Number of common stock repurchased (in shares)	3,300,000
Initial delivery of shares	40.00%
Accelerated share repurchases, payment	$ 70,000,000									$ 175,000,000