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Performance Based Criteria Plan Payout Percentage, Over/Under

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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 equity instruments other than options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested instruments.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
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-Section 50
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Stock-Based Compensation - Performance Shares Granted During the Period (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares outstanding (shares)		60,008
Granted (USD per share)		$ 98.80
2018 Grant
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance Based Criteria Plan Payout Percentage, Over/Under	20.00%
2018 Grant \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares outstanding (shares)	51,062
Granted (USD per share)	$ 98.80
2018 Grant \| Minimum \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance based criteria plan payout percentage	0.00%
2018 Grant \| Maximum \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance based criteria plan payout percentage	200.00%
2017 Grant \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares outstanding (shares)	19,389
Granted (USD per share)	$ 118.55
2017 Grant \| Minimum \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance based criteria plan payout percentage	0.00%
2017 Grant \| Maximum \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance based criteria plan payout percentage	250.00%
2016 Grant \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares outstanding (shares)	23,276
Granted (USD per share)	$ 105.48
2016 Grant \| Minimum \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance based criteria plan payout percentage	0.00%
2016 Grant \| Maximum \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance based criteria plan payout percentage	250.00%