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Equity - Narrative (Details)		1 Months Ended
Equity - Narrative (Details)	Jan. 10, 2024 USD ($)	May 31, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 30, 2025 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Forward sale agreements percent		75	0.0075
Forward Sales Agreement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, capacity available under program				$ 85,000,000
Forward Sales Agreement \| Counterparty One
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Forward purchasing contract, number of shares (in shares) \| shares		521,962	3,277,764
Initial forward price		$ 37.49	$ 36.29
Gross sales price		20,000,000	120,000,000
Compensation received by counterparty		$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000
Period end settlement price (in shares) \| shares				4,480,628
Period end settlement price in cash				$ 164,000,000
Period end net cash settlement price				$ 1,000,000
Period end net share settlement price (in shares) \| shares				20,923
Forward Sales Agreement \| Counterparty Two
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Forward purchasing contract, number of shares (in shares) \| shares		24,864,865	680,902
Initial forward price			$ 36.72
Gross sales price			25,000,000
Compensation received by counterparty			$ 1,000,000
Period end settlement price (in shares) \| shares				24,864,865
Period end settlement price in cash				$ 904,000,000
Period end net cash settlement price				$ 9,000,000
Period end net share settlement price (in shares) \| shares				247,705
Sale of stock (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 36.26
Maximum \| Common Stock \| At The Market
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, consideration expected to be received on transaction	$ 500,000,000