Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to income (loss) exempt from income taxes.

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Government Grants (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended	14 Months Ended
Government Grants (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 06, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023	May 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Apr. 15, 2022
Tax Incremental Financing
Government Assistance [Line Items]
Government Assistance, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Deferred grants
Financing assistance amount	$ 7.0
Tax exemption period	5 years
Tax assessed rate	90.00%
Investment	$ 140.0
Deferred grant income				$ 7.0	$ 7.0
Govenor's Fund
Government Assistance [Line Items]
Maximum award						$ 1.2
Government award, increment amount payments						$ 0.6
Cumulatively spent amount		$ 1.0	$ 2.0