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Financial Royalty Assets, Fair Value Disclosure

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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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Amount of impairment loss for finite- and indefinite-lived intangible assets, goodwill, and capitalized cost for software to be sold, leased, or marketed.

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The charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of tangible assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

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Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Tangible asset impairment charges	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Minimum \| Discount Rate
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial royalty assets, measurement input (percent)	13.00%		13.00%		13.00%
Maximum \| Discount Rate
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial royalty assets, measurement input (percent)	35.00%		35.00%		35.00%
Weighted Average \| Discount Rate
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial royalty assets, measurement input (percent)	17.00%		17.00%		17.00%
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial royalty assets, fair value disclosure	$ 306,600,000		$ 306,600,000		$ 294,900,000
Reported Value Measurement
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial royalty assets, fair value disclosure	$ 207,200,000		$ 207,200,000		$ 219,700,000