EBP, Employer Contribution Vesting Percentage, Tranche 1

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EBP, Employer Contribution Vesting Service Period

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EBP, Employer Contribution Vesting Service Period, Initial 50 Percent

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EBP, Market Value of Company

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EBP, Requisite Service Period

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EBP, Vesting Period

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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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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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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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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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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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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

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-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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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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Description of the Plan (Details) - Savings and Investment Plan - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Forfeited nonvested account	$ 0	$ 0
Forfeited nonvested account, decrease from employer contribution	$ 4,113
Savings Program \| Minimum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Automatic deferral rate	1.00%
Matching percentage	50.00%
Participant compensation matched, percentage	6.00%
Vesting percentage	50.00%
Vesting period, initial 50%	2 years
Vesting period, fully vested	3 years
Savings Program \| Maximum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Automatic deferral rate	100.00%
Matching percentage	75.00%
Company Retirement Contributions Program \| Vested after 2 but less than 3 years of service
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	25.00%
Company Retirement Contributions Program \| Vested after 3 years but less than 4 years of service
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%
Company Retirement Contributions Program \| Vested after 4 years but less than 5 years
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	75.00%
Company Retirement Contributions Program \| Vested after 5 years
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	100.00%
Vesting period	5 years
Company Retirement Contributions Program \| Less than 10 years of service
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Participant compensation matched, percentage	4.00%
Requisite service period	10 years
Company Retirement Contributions Program \| 10 or more years of service
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Participant compensation matched, percentage	5.00%
Requisite service period	10 years
Company Retirement Contributions Program \| Employees hired prior to November 1, 2012
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Participant compensation matched, percentage	1.00%
Company Retirement Contributions Program \| Minimum \| Vested after 2 but less than 3 years of service
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Vesting period	2 years
Company Retirement Contributions Program \| Minimum \| Vested after 3 years but less than 4 years of service
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Company Retirement Contributions Program \| Minimum \| Vested after 4 years but less than 5 years
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Vesting period	4 years
Company Retirement Contributions Program \| Maximum \| Vested after 2 but less than 3 years of service
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Company Retirement Contributions Program \| Maximum \| Vested after 3 years but less than 4 years of service
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Vesting period	4 years
Company Retirement Contributions Program \| Maximum \| Vested after 4 years but less than 5 years
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Vesting period	5 years
Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund; R6 \| Maximum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Market value of company	$ 2,000,000,000.0