Plan Description (Details) - EBP 002 - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Automatic annual deferral rate	1.00%
Pre-tax deferral rate (as a percent)	3.00%
Maximum borrowing, amount	$ 50,000
Maximum borrowing from account balance, percentage	50.00%
Minimum borrowing, amount	$ 1,000
Maximum loan term, residential loans	30 years
EBP, Employer Contribution, Tranche One
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employer contribution matching percentage	100.00%	100.00%
EBP, Employer Contribution, Tranche Two
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employer contribution matching percentage	50.00%	50.00%
Minimum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Requisite service period, number of days	90 days
Loan term	1 year
Participant loan, interest rate	4.25%
Minimum \| EBP, Employer Contribution, Tranche Two
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Percent of participant compensation eligible for employer matching	3.00%	3.00%
Employer contribution, matching percentage of eligible compensation	3.00%	3.00%
Maximum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Pre-tax deferral rate (as a percent)	5.00%
Loan term	5 years
Participant loan, interest rate	9.50%
Maximum \| EBP, Employer Contribution, Tranche Two
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employer contribution, matching percentage of eligible compensation	5.00%	5.00%

EBP, Employer Contribution, Matching Percentage, Percentage Of Eligible Compensation

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, General Loan, Borrowing Term

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- Definition

EBP, Participant Contribution, Automatic, Annual Increase Deferral Rate

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EBP, Requisite Service Period, Number Of Days

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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
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-SubTopic 205
-Topic 962
-Publisher FASB
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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
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478873/962-325-55-17

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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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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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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

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
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.6A-05(a)(Schedule I))
-Publisher FASB
-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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