DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN - Matching Employer Contributions (Details) - EBP 002	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Less than 1 year of service
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Length of Service	1 year
Matching percentage	0.00%
1 to 3 years of service
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Matching percentage	60.00%
Participant compensation matched, percentage	3.00%
1 to 3 years of service \| Minimum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Length of Service	1 year
1 to 3 years of service \| Maximum
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Length of Service	3 years
3 years of service or more
EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items]
Length of Service	3 years
Matching percentage	60.00%
Participant compensation matched, percentage	6.00%

EBP, Matching Employer Contribution, Length of Service

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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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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

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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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