using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Diagnostics;

public class Program
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string S = Scanner.String;
        int length = S.Length;

        int a = 1;
        int b = 0;
        bool flag = false;
        while(a < S.Length)
        {
            if(b < 0)
            {
                if (flag)
                {
                    S = S.Substring(0, b + 1) + S.Substring(a);
                    flag = false;
                }

                a = 1;
                b = 0;

                continue;
            }

            if (S[a] != S[b])
            {
                b--;

                flag = true;
            }
            else
            {
                if (flag)
                {
                    S = S.Substring(0, b + 1) + S.Substring(a);
                    flag = false;

                    a = b + 1;
                }

                b++;

            }

            a++;
        }

        if (flag)
        {
            S = S.Substring(0, b + 1) + S.Substring(a);
        }

        Console.WriteLine(length - S.Length);
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}

/// <summary>
/// スキャナ
/// </summary>
public class Scanner
{
    public static long Long
    {
        get
        {
            return Console.ReadLine().Long();
        }
    }

    public static int Int
    {
        get
        {
            return Console.ReadLine().Int();
        }
    }

    public static string String
    {
        get
        {
            return Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }

    public static string[] StringList
    {
        get
        {
            return Console.ReadLine().Split();
        }
    }

    public static IEnumerable<int> IntList
    {
        get
        {
            return StringList.Select(v => v.Int());
        }
    }

    public static IEnumerable<long> LongList
    {
        get
        {
            return StringList.Select(v => v.Long());
        }
    }

    public static IEnumerable<double> DoubleList
    {
        get
        {
            return StringList.Select(v => v.Double());
        }
    }
}

/// <summary>
/// Linq拡張
/// </summary>
public static class LinqExtension
{
    /// <summary>
    /// 二分探索
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
    /// <param name="self"></param>
    /// <param name="solve"></param>
    /// <param name="min"></param>
    /// <param name="max"></param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    public static T LeftBinarySearch<T>(this IEnumerable<T> self, Func<T, bool> solve, T min, T max)
    {
        int index = self.LeftBinarySearchIndex(solve);

        return self.Get(index, min, max);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// 二分探索
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
    /// <param name="self"></param>
    /// <param name="solve"></param>
    /// <param name="min"></param>
    /// <param name="max"></param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    public static T RightBinarySearch<T>(this IEnumerable<T> self, Func<T, bool> solve, T min, T max)
    {
        int index = self.RightBinarySearchIndex(solve);

        return self.Get(index, min, max);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// OutOfRange対応
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">型T</typeparam>
    /// <param name="self">IEnumerable</param>
    /// <param name="index">対象のインデックス</param>
    /// <param name="min">0未満のインデックスの時</param>
    /// <param name="max">配列のサイズ以上の時</param>
    /// <returns>型Tの値</returns>
    public static T Get<T>(this IEnumerable<T> self, int index, T min, T max)
    {
        if (index < 0) return min;
        if (index >= self.Count()) return max;

        return self.ElementAt(index);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// <para>二分探索</para>
    /// <para>渡されたラムダ式の条件を満たすものの中で、一番左側のもの(インデックスが小さい)</para>
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">IEnumerable</typeparam>
    /// <param name="solve"></param>
    /// <returns>一番左側のインデックス</returns>
    public static int LeftBinarySearchIndex<T>(this IEnumerable<T> self, Func<T, bool> solve)
    {
        int ng = -1;
        int ok = self.Count();

        while(Math.Abs(ok - ng) > 1)
        {
            int mid = (ok + ng) / 2;

            if (solve(self.ElementAt(mid)))
            {
                ok = mid;
            }
            else
            {
                ng = mid;
            }
        }

        return ok;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// <para>二分探索</para>
    /// <para>渡されたラムダ式の条件を満たすものの中で、一番右側のもの(インデックスが大きい)</para>
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">IEnumerable</typeparam>
    /// <param name="solve"></param>
    /// <returns>一番右側のインデックス</returns>
    public static int RightBinarySearchIndex<T>(this IEnumerable<T> self, Func<T, bool> solve)
    {
        int ng = self.Count();
        int ok = -1;

        while (Math.Abs(ok - ng) > 1)
        {
            int mid = (ok + ng) / 2;

            if (solve(self.ElementAt(mid)))
            {
                ok = mid;
            }
            else
            {
                ng = mid;
            }
        }

        return ok;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// リストを埋める
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">型T</typeparam>
    /// <param name="self">リスト</param>
    /// <param name="func">(index) => T</param>
    /// <returns>リストの参照</returns>
    public static IList<T> Fill<T>(this IList<T> self, Func<int, T> func)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < self.Count; i++)
        {
            self[i] = func(i);
        }

        return self;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// リストを埋める
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">型T</typeparam>
    /// <param name="self">リスト</param>
    /// <param name="value">型Tの値</param>
    /// <returns>リストの参照</returns>
    public static IList<T> Fill<T>(this IList<T> self, T value)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < self.Count; i++)
        {
            self[i] = value;
        }

        return self;
    }
}

/// <summary>
/// Int拡張
/// </summary>
public static class IntExtensiton
{
    public static int BitCount(this int bit, int digit = 32)
    {
        int count = 0;
        for (int i = (digit - 1); i >= 0; i--)
        {
            if (bit.GetBit(i)) count++;
        }
        return count;
    }

    public static bool GetBit(this int bit, int digit)
    {
        int mask = (1 << digit);
        return (bit & mask) == mask;
    }

    public static int SetBit(this int bit, int digit)
    {
        return (bit | (1 << digit));
    }

    public static string BitToString(this int bit, int digit = 32)
    {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

        for(int i = (digit - 1); i >= 0; i--)
        {
            sb.Append(bit.GetBit(i) ? "1" : "0");
        }

        return sb.ToString();
    }
}

/// <summary>
/// String拡張
/// </summary>
public static class StringExtensiton
{
    public static int Int(this string str)
    {
        return int.Parse(str);
    }

    public static long Long(this string str)
    {
        return long.Parse(str);
    }

    public static double Double(this string str)
    {
        return double.Parse(str);
    }
}
