DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN AND INVESTMENT PROGRAM (Details) - EBP 039	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Participant contribution, pretax, minimum percentage	1.00%
Participant contribution, pretax, maximum, percentage	50.00%
Participant contribution, after tax, minimum percentage	1.00%
Participant contribution, after tax, maximum, percentage	10.00%
Participant contribution, pretax and after tax, maximum percentage	50.00%
Note receivable from participant, maximum borrowing percentage	50.00%
Note receivable from participant, maximum borrowing amount	$ 50,000
Note receivable from participant, minimum borrowing amount	$ 1,000

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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
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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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Percentage of maximum pretax annual compensation that participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)), is permitted to contribute to total pretax annual compensation.

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