Description of the Plan (Details) - EBP 003	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) yr	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Increase from participant contribution, rollover from acquisition	$ 76,248,406
Eligibility service period	30 days
Minimum contribution rate	1.00%
Maximum contribution rate	75.00%
Vesting percentage	100.00%
Maximum percentage of contributions allowed in company common stock	25.00%
Involuntary cash-out limit	$ 1,000
Involuntary rollover limit	7,000
Minimum vested balance required to remain in plan	$ 7,000
Involuntary cash-out age \| yr	72
Hardship withdrawal, minimum amount	$ 1,000
Years of service required for in-service withdrawal \| yr	20
ESOP, maximum withdrawal percentage	50.00%
Note receivable from participant, minimum borrowing amount	$ 1,000
Note receivable from participant, maximum borrowing percentage	50.00%
Note receivable from participant, maximum borrowing amount	$ 50,000
Note receivable from participant, general loan, maximum borrowing term	1 year
Note receivable from participant, general loan, maximum borrowing term	5 years
Note receivable from participant, primary residence, maximum borrowing term	5 years
Forfeited accounts used to reduce company match	$ 1,134,724
Forfeited accounts	$ 714,472	$ 432,712
Capital Preservation Fund
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Percentage of underlying fund assets owned	100.00%
Minimum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Participant loan, interest rate	4.00%
Maximum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Participant loan, interest rate	10.50%
EBP, Employer Matching Contributions, First Three Percent Of Deferral Compensation
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employer matching percentage	100.00%
Participant compensation matched, percentage	3.00%
EBP, Employer Matching Contribution, Next Two Percent Of Deferral Compensation
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employer matching percentage	50.00%
Participant compensation matched, percentage	2.00%
EBP, Employer Matching Contribution, Next One Percent Of Deferral Compensation
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employer matching percentage	25.00%
Participant compensation matched, percentage	1.00%

EBP, Change In Net Asset Available For Benefit, Increase From Participant Contribution, Rollover From Acquisition

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EBP, Eligibility Service Period

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- Definition

EBP, Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Maximum Withdrawal Percentage

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EBP, Employer Contribution Vesting Percentage

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- Definition

EBP, Former Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Years Of Service Required For In-Service Withdrawal

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EBP, Hardship Withdrawal, Minimum Amount

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- Definition

EBP, Involuntary Cash-Out Age

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EBP, Involuntary Cash-Out Limit

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EBP, Involuntary Rollover Limit

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EBP, Maximum Percentage Of Contributions Allowed In Company Common Stock

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

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

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

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- Definition

EBP, Participant Contribution, Maximum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage

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EBP, Participant Contribution, Minimum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage

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- Definition

EBP, Percentage Of Underlying Fund Assets Owned

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- Definition

EBP, Vested Balance Required To Remain In Plan, Threshold

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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.

+ References

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

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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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- Definition

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 plan asset, in forfeited nonvested account, no longer allocated to participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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- Definition

Amount of decrease in forfeited nonvested account of employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) from employer contribution.

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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

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (j)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478416/962-205-50-1

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.6A-04(5)(c))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477804/962-205-S99-1

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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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- Definition

Percentage of maximum account balance that participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)) can borrow to total participant account balance.

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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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- 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/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

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477804/962-205-S99-1

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