Notional Amount Amortizable By December 31, 2025

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Notional Amount Amortizable By December 31, 2026

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Notional Amount Amortizable By December 31, 2027

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Notional Amount Amortizable By Maturity Date

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- Definition

Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on the derivative asset.

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Average fixed interest rate related to the group of interest rate derivatives.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Date the entity entered into the derivative contract, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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- Definition

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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Date derivative contract ends, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Long-Term Debt - Derivative Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2027	Dec. 31, 2026
2023 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 3.75% Effective June 30 2024
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, effective date	Jun. 30, 2024
Derivative, contractual maturity date	Dec. 31, 2025
Notional Amount Amortizable By Maturity Date	$ 1,250,000
2023 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 3.75% Effective June 30 2024 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amounts of interest rate agreements	$ 2,000,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	3.75%
2023 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.00% Effective June 30 2024
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, effective date	Jun. 30, 2024
Derivative, contractual maturity date	Dec. 31, 2025
Notional Amount Amortizable By Maturity Date	$ 750,000
2023 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.00% Effective June 30 2024 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amounts of interest rate agreements	$ 1,000,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	4.00%
2023 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.50% Effective December 31 2024
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, effective date	Dec. 31, 2024
Derivative, contractual maturity date	Dec. 31, 2025
Notional Amount Amortizable By Maturity Date	$ 250,000
2023 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.50% Effective December 31 2024 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amounts of interest rate agreements	$ 250,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	4.50%
2023 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.00% Effective December 31 2024
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, effective date	Dec. 31, 2024
Derivative, contractual maturity date	Dec. 31, 2026
Notional Amount Amortizable By Maturity Date	$ 500,000
Notional Amount Amortizable By December 31, 2025	250,000
2023 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.00% Effective December 31 2024 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amounts of interest rate agreements	$ 750,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	4.00%
2024 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.50% Effective December 31 2025
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, effective date	Dec. 31, 2025
Derivative, contractual maturity date	Dec. 31, 2027
Notional Amount Amortizable By December 31, 2026	$ 750,000
Notional Amount Amortizable By Maturity Date	1,000,000
2024 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.50% Effective December 31 2025 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amounts of interest rate agreements	$ 1,750,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	4.50%
2024 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.50% Effective December 31 2025 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum \| Subsequent Event
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate			4.75%
2024 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.00% Effective December 31 2025
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, effective date	Dec. 31, 2025
Derivative, contractual maturity date	Dec. 31, 2027
Notional Amount Amortizable By December 31, 2026	$ 250,000
Notional Amount Amortizable By Maturity Date	500,000
2024 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.00% Effective December 31 2025 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amounts of interest rate agreements	$ 750,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	4.00%
2024 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.00% Effective December 31 2025 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum \| Subsequent Event
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate			4.25%
Total Notional Amount Effective Through December 31, 2025 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amounts of interest rate agreements	$ 3,500,000
Total Notional Amount Effective Through December 31, 2025 \| Term Loan Facility \| Weighted Average
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Average Fixed Interest Rate	4.02%
Total Notional Amount Effective Through December 31, 2026 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amounts of interest rate agreements	$ 3,500,000
Total Notional Amount Effective Through December 31, 2026 \| Term Loan Facility \| Weighted Average
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Average Fixed Interest Rate	4.32%
Total Notional Amount Effective Through December 31, 2027 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amounts of interest rate agreements	$ 3,500,000
Total Notional Amount Effective Through December 31, 2027 \| Term Loan Facility \| Weighted Average
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Average Fixed Interest Rate	4.46%
Total Notional Amount Effective Through December 31, 2028 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amounts of interest rate agreements	$ 3,500,000
Total Notional Amount Effective Through December 31, 2028 \| Term Loan Facility \| Weighted Average
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Average Fixed Interest Rate	4.43%
Total Notional Amount Effective Through December 31, 2029 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amounts of interest rate agreements	$ 1,000,000
Total Notional Amount Effective Through December 31, 2029 \| Term Loan Facility \| Weighted Average
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Average Fixed Interest Rate	4.50%
2023 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.50% Effective June 30 2024
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, effective date	Jun. 30, 2024
Derivative, contractual maturity date	Dec. 31, 2026
Notional Amount Amortizable By Maturity Date	$ 500,000
2023 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.50% Effective June 30 2024 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amounts of interest rate agreements	$ 500,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	4.50%
2025 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.50% Effective December 31 2026
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, effective date	Dec. 31, 2026
Derivative, contractual maturity date	Dec. 31, 2028
Notional Amount Amortizable By December 31, 2027	$ 250,000
Notional Amount Amortizable By Maturity Date	750,000
2025 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.50% Effective December 31 2026 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amounts of interest rate agreements	$ 1,000,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	4.50%
2025 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.50% Effective December 31 2026 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum \| Subsequent Event
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate		4.75%
2025 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.25% Effective December 31 2026
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, effective date	Dec. 31, 2026
Derivative, contractual maturity date	Dec. 31, 2028
Notional Amount Amortizable By Maturity Date	$ 1,000,000
2025 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.25% Effective December 31 2026 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amounts of interest rate agreements	$ 1,000,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	4.25%
2025 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.25% Effective December 31 2026 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum \| Subsequent Event
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate		4.50%
2025 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.25% Effective December 31 2027
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, effective date	Dec. 31, 2027
Derivative, contractual maturity date	Dec. 31, 2028
Notional Amount Amortizable By Maturity Date	$ 1,750,000
2025 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.25% Effective December 31 2027 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amounts of interest rate agreements	$ 1,750,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	4.25%
2025 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.50% Effective December 31 2028
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, effective date	Dec. 31, 2028
Derivative, contractual maturity date	Dec. 31, 2029
Notional Amount Amortizable By Maturity Date	$ 1,000,000
2025 Interest Rate Cap Agreements 4.50% Effective December 31 2028 \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amounts of interest rate agreements	$ 1,000,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	4.50%