Description of Plan (Details) - EBP002 [Member]	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) Rate
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Maximum Annual Compensation, Amount \| $	$ 23,500
EBP, Participant Contribution, Automatic, Deferral Rate	6.00%
EBP, Employer Contribution, Matching Percentage	100.00%
Employee Benefit Plan, Nonelective Employer Contribution Rate	4.00%
Employer Contribution - True-Up Provision \| $	$ 8,500,000
EBP, Rollover Contribution, Increase from Participant Contribution, Other Terminated Plans \| $	115,400,000
Di minimis Automatic Lump Sum Payment to Terminated Participants \| $	1,000
Employee Benefit Plan, Minimum Participant Loan \| $	$ 1,000
Employee Benefit Plan, Maximum Shareholder Loan	50.00%
Employee Benefit Plan, Maximum Participant Loan \| $	$ 50,000
Employer Matching Contribution Over 4%
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
EBP, Employer Contribution, Matching Percentage	50.00%
Minimum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Maximum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage	0.50%
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, Interest Rate	3.25%
Maximum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Maximum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage	40.00%
EBP, Participant Contribution, Automatic, Deferral Rate	15.00%
EBP, Employer Contribution, Matching Percentage	4.00%
EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, Interest Rate	8.50%
Maximum \| Employer Matching Contribution Over 4%
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
EBP, Employer Contribution, Matching Percentage	2.00%
Catch-Up Contribution - Employees 50 and Over
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Maximum Annual Compensation, Amount \| $	$ 7,500
Additional Catch-Up Contribution - Employees 60-63
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Maximum Annual Compensation, Amount \| $	3,750
Total Additional Catch-Up Contribution - Employees 60-63
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Maximum Annual Compensation, Amount \| $	$ 11,250
Automatic Annual Contribution Increase
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
EBP, Participant Contribution, Automatic, Deferral Rate	1.00%

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EBP, Rollover Contribution, Increase from Participant Contribution, Other Terminated Plans

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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
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-SubTopic 205
-Topic 962
-Publisher FASB
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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
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Amount of maximum pretax annual compensation that participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)), is permitted to contribute.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
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-Section 50
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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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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/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
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-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477804/962-205-S99-1

Reference 2: 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)
-Publisher DOL-EBSA

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