Schedule H, Line 4(i) - Schedule of Assets (Held At End of Year) (Details) - EBP 009	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares shares
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Entity tax identification number	06-0548860
Plan number	009
Total investments	$ 2,548,965,000
Loans to participants	28,158,531
Total	$ 2,577,123,531
Minimum
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Participant loan, interest rate	4.25%
Maximum
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Promissory note maturity period	10 years
Participant loan, interest rate	9.50%
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: American Life \| Fixed Maturity
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	$ 7,742,451
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Blackrock Institutional Trust Company \| Lifepath Index 2030 Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	186,455,599
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Blackrock Institutional Trust Company \| Lifepath Index 2035 Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	215,321,891
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Blackrock Institutional Trust Company \| Lifepath Index 2040 Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	211,538,664
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Blackrock Institutional Trust Company \| Lifepath Index 2045 Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	151,965,073
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Blackrock Institutional Trust Company \| Lifepath Index 2050 Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	147,771,280
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Blackrock Institutional Trust Company \| Lifepath Index 2055 Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	114,671,997
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Blackrock Institutional Trust Company \| Lifepath Index 2060 Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	64,361,011
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Blackrock Institutional Trust Company \| Lifepath Index 2065 Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	21,891,048
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Blackrock Institutional Trust Company \| Lifepath Index 2070 Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	2,437,470
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Blackrock Institutional Trust Company \| Lifepath Index Retirement Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	173,768,700
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Empower - MTD Stable Value Fund \| Fixed Maturity
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	19,144,160
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Harding Loevner \| Harding Loevner International Equity A CIT
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	38,572,548
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Loomis Sayles \| Global Bond Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	20,701,161
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Mellon Capital Management Corporation \| Bond Market Index Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	25,016,578
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Mellon Capital Management Corporation \| S&P 500 Index Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	556,487,847
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Neuberger Berman \| Genesis Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	66,667,987
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Pacific Life \| Constant Duration
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	26,417,000
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Principal/Wells Fargo \| Short-Term Investment Fund S
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	5,738,835
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: RGA \| Constant Duration
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	25,947,841
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. \| 1,215,828 shares of Common Stock; par value $2.50 per share
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	$ 90,311,704
Number of shares (in shares) \| shares	1,215,828
Par value per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 2.50
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: State Street Global Advisors \| Global Equity EX USA Index Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	$ 62,943,919
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: State Street Global Advisors \| Intermediate Govt Cr Bond Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	11,274,274
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: State Street Global Advisors \| U.S. Extended Market Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	131,836,374
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: State Street Global Advisors \| U.S. Total Market Index Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	105,983,850
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: State Street Global Advisors \| US Inflation Protected Bond Fund
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	13,890,342
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Transamerica Premier Life \| Constant Duration
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	25,863,205
Investment, Identifier [Axis]: Voya Retirement Insurance & Annuity \| Constant Duration
EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items]
Total investments	$ 24,242,191

The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.

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EBP, Asset Held For Investment, Participant Loan, Maturity Period

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Amount of total assets in schedule of asset held for investment of employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)). Includes, but is not limited to, current value of investment, participant loan, and plan interest in master trust.

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Amount, after deemed distribution, of 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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Number of shares or units of investment held by employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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Net asset value per share or per unit of investment held by employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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Plan number of employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)), in three-digit numeric format.

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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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