Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500 - Schedule of Reconciliation of Company Contributions (Details) - EBP 001 - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Line Items]
Company contributions per financial statement	$ 6,523,590
Less: Company contribution receivable	(3,034,249)	$ (2,951,101)
Add: Company contribution receivable		$ 2,951,101
Company contributions per Form 5500	$ 6,440,442

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Amount of increase in net asset available for benefit from employer contribution as reported in Form 5500 caption for employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)). Form 5500 is form provided by Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA); and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).

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-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher FASB
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
-Number 2520
-Section 103
-Subsection 1
-Paragraph b
-Subparagraph (3)
-Publisher DOL-EBSA

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Amount of employer contribution receivable as reported in Form 5500 caption for employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)). Form 5500 is form provided by Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA); and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).

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Amount of increase in net asset available for benefit from total contribution as reported in Form 5500 caption for employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)). Form 5500 is form provided by Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA); and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).

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