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Discontinued operation, Amounts of material contingent liabilities extinguished and released

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Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from financing activity attributable to discontinued operation. Financing activity includes, but is not limited to, obtaining resource from owner and providing return on, and return of, their investment; borrowing money and repaying amount borrowed, or settling obligation; and obtaining and paying for other resource obtained from creditor on long-term credit.

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Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from investing activity attributable to discontinued operation. Investing activity includes, but is not limited to, making and collecting loan, acquiring and disposing of debt and equity instruments, property, plant, and equipment, and other productive assets.

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Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from operating activity attributable to discontinued operation. Operating activity includes, but is not limited to, transaction, adjustment, and change in value not defined as investing or financing activity.

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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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Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Details) - DMG - discontinued operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 19, 2019	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activity, Discontinued Operation			$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activity, Discontinued Operation			0	0	0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activity, Discontinued Operation			$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Business Sale, Effective Date Of Sale	Jun. 19, 2019
Discontinued Operation, Amounts of Material Contingent Liabilities Extinguished		$ 25,000