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Cost of capital construction fund investments maturing maturing in third fiscal year following current fiscal year.

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Cost of capital construction fund investments maturing in remainder of current fiscal year.

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Cost of capital construction fund investments maturing maturing in next fiscal year following current fiscal year.

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Fair value of investments made under capital construction fund.

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Fair value of capital construction fund investments maturing in remainder of current fiscal year.

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Fair value of capital construction fund investments maturing maturing in next fiscal year following current fiscal year.

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Number of vessels under agreements for construction.

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CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND - INVESTMENT MATURITY (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND
Remainder of 2026	$ 119.3
2027	52.5
Total CCF investments	171.8	$ 225.5	$ 394.6	$ 411.9
Remainder of 2026	119.5
2027	52.7
Total CCF investments	$ 172.2
Number of vessels under agreements for construction \| item	3