Reconciliation of the Financial Statements to Form 5500 - Reconciliation of Net Income (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
EBP 002
EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Line Items]
Net Increase	$ 2,567,312,631
Distributions accrued on Form 5500 at December 31, 2025	(2,749,738)
Distributions accrued on Form 5500 at December 31, 2024		$ 18,363,524
Net increase in net assets available for benefits, as reported on Form 5500	2,582,926,417
EBP 004
EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Line Items]
Net Increase	115,576,988
Distributions accrued on Form 5500 at December 31, 2025	(8,706)
Distributions accrued on Form 5500 at December 31, 2024		$ 61,058
Net increase in net assets available for benefits, as reported on Form 5500	$ 115,629,340

Net EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit After Transfer, Increase (Decrease)

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Amount of increase (decrease) in net asset available for benefit from net income (loss) 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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Reference 1: 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

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (i)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478416/962-205-50-1

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Amount of decrease in net asset available for benefit from deemed distribution in current period to participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) to reconcile change in net asset available for benefit per financial statement to Form 5500 caption. 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 deemed distribution in prior period to participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) to reconcile change in net asset available for benefit per financial statement to Form 5500 caption. 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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (i)
-Publisher FASB
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