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Stockholders’ Equity - Narrative (Details)	Aug. 05, 2026 shares	Mar. 30, 2026 shares	Mar. 11, 2026 USD ($) shares	Aug. 25, 2025 shares	Aug. 04, 2025 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) shares	Jan. 31, 2026 shares	Nov. 30, 2025 shares	Aug. 05, 2026 shares	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) shares	Jan. 31, 2026 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2026 USD ($) agreement	Dec. 31, 2025 shares	Aug. 01, 2025 USD ($) agreement	Jul. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Payments to repurchase common stock										$ 1,500,000,000		$ 0
Treasury stock (in shares) \| shares						35,352,483				35,352,483					32,809,088
2026 Share Repurchase Program
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, authorized amount													$ 2,000,000,000.0
Share repurchase program, remaining authorized amount						$ 500,000,000				$ 500,000,000
2026 Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreements
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, authorized amount														$ 1,500,000,000
Number of accelerated share repurchase agreements \| agreement														2
Payments to repurchase common stock			$ 1,500,000,000
Treasury stock (in shares) \| shares						2,543,395				2,543,395
Share repurchase program, excise tax, payable						$ 5,400,000				$ 5,400,000
2026 Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreements \| Subsequent Event
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchased during period, shares (in shares) \| shares									2,759,343
2026 Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement - Uncollared Agreement
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, authorized amount														$ 750,000,000
Stock repurchased during period, shares (in shares) \| shares			992,120			378,936
Stock repurchase program, percentage of shares to be repurchased			70.00%
2026 Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement - Collared Agreement
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, authorized amount														$ 750,000,000
Stock repurchased during period, shares (in shares) \| shares		463,682	708,657
Stock repurchase program, percentage of shares to be repurchased			50.00%
2026 Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement - Collared Agreement \| Subsequent Event
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchased during period, shares (in shares) \| shares	215,948
2025 Share Repurchase Program
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, authorized amount																	$ 1,000,000,000.0
2025 Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreements
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, authorized amount																$ 1,000,000,000.0
Number of accelerated share repurchase agreements \| agreement																2
Payments to repurchase common stock					$ 1,000,000,000.0
Stock repurchased during period, shares (in shares) \| shares											2,642,498
Share repurchase program, excise tax											$ 1,800,000
2025 Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement - Uncollared Agreement
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, authorized amount																$ 500,000,000
Stock repurchased during period, shares (in shares) \| shares					1,274,296			3,882
Stock repurchase program, percentage of shares to be repurchased					75.00%
2025 Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement - Collared Agreement
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, authorized amount																$ 500,000,000
Stock repurchased during period, shares (in shares) \| shares				514,789	849,531		0
Stock repurchase program, percentage of shares to be repurchased					50.00%