Description of the Plan (Details) - EBP INVSAL	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) loan yr
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Transfers of assets	$ 367,973,000
Minimum age to participate in plan \| yr	18
Requisite service period	1 year
Company contribution, vesting period	3 years
Percent of pretax, maximum annual compensation to total compensation	75.00%
Provision period before deferrals begin	90 days
Automatic deferral rate, annual increase	1.00%
Employee age for distribution \| yr	55
Years of service	5 years
Number of loans \| loan	1
General loan, borrowing term	4 years 6 months
Primary residence, borrowing term	10 years
Maximum borrowing, amount	50.00%
Maximum borrowing, to total account	$ 50,000
Note Receivable from Participant
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Transfers of assets	$ 5,000,000
Minimum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Automatic deferral rate	6.00%
Maximum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Automatic deferral rate	10.00%
EBP, Matching Tear One
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employer contribution, matching percent	100.00%
Participant compensation matched percent	2.00%
EBP, Matching Tear Two
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employer contribution, matching percent	50.00%
Participant compensation matched percent	4.00%

EBP, Employee, Years Of Service

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- Definition

EBP, Employer Contribution, Vesting Period

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- Definition

EBP, Minimum Age To Participate In Plan

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- Definition

EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing Term

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- Definition

EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Account, Number Of Loan

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EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Account, Primary Residence, Maximum Borrowing Term

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- Definition

EBP, Participant Contribution, Automatic, Annual Increase Deferral Rate

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- Definition

EBP, Participant Contribution, Provision Period Before Deferrals Begin

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- Definition

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- Definition

EBP, Retired Employee Age For Distribution

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- Definition

Amount of net asset available for benefit transferred to (from) fund within employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) or feature within employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) for debt service.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.6A-02)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477804/962-205-S99-1

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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)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478416/962-205-50-1

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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
-Publisher FASB
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- Definition

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

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- Definition

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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- Definition

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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- Definition

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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- Definition

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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