Purchase Price Held Back For Indemnification Obligations

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Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable common stock (or common stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable common shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity.

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- Definition

The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Event (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restricted shares of the company's common stock		$ 292.8	$ 292.8
Hero Acquisition [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase Price Held Back For Indemnification Obligations	$ 8.0
Restricted shares of the company's common stock	65.0
Acquisition Cost	$ 565.0