Eligible employees in hourly plan to receive cost-of-living contribution of per hours worked.

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Eligible employees in hourly plan to receive retiree medical savings contribution of per hour worked.

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- Definition

Employee benefit plan automatic payroll deductions rate.

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- Definition

Employee benefit plan eligible employee in hourly plan defer pre-tax saving maximum percentage of amount earned.

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- Definition

Employee benefit plan employee contribution to non-Roth after tax aggregate maximum percentage.

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- Definition

Employee benefit plan employee contribution to plans percentage of eligible compensation as pre-tax or Roth after-tax maximum limit.

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- Definition

Employee benefit plan, employer retirement income contribution rate.

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- Definition

Employee benefit plan loan processing fee deducted from loan amount.

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- Definition

Employee benefit plan, note receivable from participant prime rate.

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- Definition

Employee benefit plan participant contribution partial payout.

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- Definition

Employee benefit plan participant contribution target rate.

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- Definition

Employee benefit plan participants account balance receive lump-sum distribution.

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- Definition

Employee benefit plan pay for performance plan in incremental percentage

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- Definition

Employee benefit plan percentage of increase by participant contribution to eligible compensation.

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- Definition

Employee benefit plan percentage of participants direct contribution in multiples into various investment options offered by plans.

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
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- Definition

Percentage of employer matching contribution on eligible participant contribution to employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 325
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 55
-Paragraph 17
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Amount of maximum account balance that participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) can borrow.

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Percentage of maximum account balance that participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) can borrow to total participant account balance.

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Amount of minimum account balance that participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) can borrow.

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- Definition

Interest rate on participant loan in schedule of asset held for investment of employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
-Number 2520
-Section 103
-Subsection 10
-Paragraph b
-Subparagraph (1)(i)(D)
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Description of Plans - Additional Information (Details)			12 Months Ended
Description of Plans - Additional Information (Details)	Apr. 01, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) $ / h	Dec. 31, 2024
EBP 004 & 003
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employee contribution to plans percentage of eligible compensation as pre-tax or Roth after-tax maximum limit			10.00%
Employee contribution to non-Roth after tax aggregate maximum percentage			25.00%
Eligible employee in hourly plan defer pre-tax saving maximum percentage of amount earned			50.00%
Pay for performance plan in incremental percentage			10.00%
Percentage of participants direct contribution in multiples into various investment options offered by plans			1.00%
Employee benefit plan automatic payroll deductions rate		3.00%	6.00%
Employee benefit plan percentage of increase by participant contribution to eligible compensation			1.00%
Employee benefit plan participant contribution target rate		6.00%	10.00%
Employee benefit plan employer retirement income contribution rate			3.00%
Minimum borrowing, amount			$ 1,000
Maximum allowable loan, percentage			50.00%
Maximum borrowing, amount			$ 50,000
Employee benefit plan note receivable from participant prime rate			1.00%
Employee benefit plan loan processing fee deducted from loan amount			$ 100
Employee benefit plan participants account balance receive lump-sum distribution	$ 5,000		7,000
Employee benefit plan participant contribution partial payout			$ 250
EBP 004 & 003 \| Minimum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employee benefit plan participant loan, interest rate			4.25%	4.25%
EBP 004 & 003 \| Maximum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employee benefit plan participant loan, interest rate			9.50%	10.50%
Hourly Plan
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Eligible employees in hourly plan to receive retiree medical savings contribution of per hour worked \| $ / h			0.6
Eligible employees in hourly plan to receive cost-of-living contribution of per hours worked \| $ / h			0.8
Hourly Plan \| Minimum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employee benefit plan participant loan, interest rate			4.25%
Hourly Plan \| Maximum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employee benefit plan, matching employer contribution percentage			6.00%
Employee benefit plan participant loan, interest rate			9.50%
Salaried Plan \| Minimum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employee benefit plan participant loan, interest rate			4.25%
Salaried Plan \| Maximum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employee benefit plan, matching employer contribution percentage			6.00%
Employee benefit plan participant loan, interest rate			9.50%