Description of Plan - General & Participant Contributions (Details) - EBP 001	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025 plan
Description of Plan
Additional company savings plans with assets in the master trust	2
Participant Contribution Automatic Annual Increase Deferral Rate	1.00%
Participant Contribution, Pretax, Maximum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage	75.00%
Minimum
Description of Plan
Participant Contribution, Automatic, Deferral Rate	3.00%
Maximum
Description of Plan
Participant Contribution, Automatic, Deferral Rate	6.00%

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Percentage of eligible compensation contributed for participant automatically enrolled in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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