Description of the Plan (Details) - EBP 100	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) year	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Automatic enrollment period	30 days
Automatic deferral rate	6.00%
Minimum annual contribution to eligible compensation, percentage	3.00%
Maximum annual compensation to total compensation, percentage	50.00%
Maximum annual compensation to total compensation, percentage of base salary	50.00%
Maximum annual compensation to total compensation, percentage of paid commissions	50.00%
Employer contribution, matching percentage	75.00%	75.00%
Employer contribution, participant compensation matched, percentage	6.00%	6.00%
Dividends paid to participants	$ 5,573,830
Participant contribution, limit To company stock fund, percentage	20.00%
Participant contribution, aggregate value in company stock fund, percentage	20.00%
Participant contribution, investment performance or reinvestment of dividends, not subject to limit, percentage	20.00%
Employer contribution maximum vesting age \| year	55
Forfeited nonvested account, decrease from employer contribution	$ 9,264,042	$ 8,134,908
Forfeited nonvested account	600,827
Annual participant administrative fee	$ 36
Note receivable from participant, maximum borrowing, to total account, percentage	50.00%
Note receivable from participant, minimum borrowing, amount	$ 1,000
Note receivable from participant, maximum borrowing, amount	$ 50,000
Participant loan, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Note receivable from participant, general loan, minimum borrowing term	1 year
Note receivable from participant, general loan, maximum borrowing term	5 years
Minimum term outstanding for repayment	12 months
Hired Before March 1, 2017
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employer contribution vesting service period	1 year
Hired After March 1, 2017
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Employer contribution vesting service period	3 years
Maximum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Asset held for investment, participant loan, interest rate	11.33%
Minimum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Asset held for investment, participant loan, interest rate	3.25%

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EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Payment to Participant, Dividend Pass Through

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EBP, Employer Contribution Maximum Vesting Age

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EBP, Employer Contribution Vesting Service Period

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

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EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, General Loan, Minimum Term Outstanding For Repayment

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EBP, Participant Contribution, Aggregate Value In Company Stock Fund, Maximum, Percentage

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EBP, Participant Contribution, Automatic Enrollment Period Threshold

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EBP, Participant Contribution, Investment Performance Or Reinvestment Of Dividends, Not Subject To Limit, Percentage

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EBP, Participant Contribution, Limit To Company Stock Fund, Percentage

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- Definition

EBP, Participant Contribution, Maximum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage Of Base Salary

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- Definition

EBP, Participant Contribution, Maximum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage Of Paid Commissions

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- Definition

EBP, Participant Contribution, Minimum Contribution to Eligible Compensation, Percentage

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- Definition

EBP, Participant Loan, Basis Spread On Variable Rate

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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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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

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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
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-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

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

Percentage of maximum pretax annual compensation that participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)), is permitted to contribute to total pretax annual compensation.

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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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