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Gain (Loss) On Lease Contract Modification

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- Definition

Lessee, Acceleration Of Lease Expiration, Notice Period

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Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Options, Number

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- Definition

Amount of lease cost recognized by lessee for lease contract.

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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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Term of lessee's operating lease not yet commenced, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Amount of operating lease expense. Excludes sublease income.

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- Definition

Amount of unrecorded obligation to transfer funds in future for fixed or minimum amount or quantity of product and service at fixed or minimum price. Includes, but is not limited to, lease not yet commenced and take-or-pay and throughput contracts.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Lease Commitments (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2026 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 option
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease cost		$ 13			$ 1,400	$ 1,100	$ 4,000
Acceleration of lease expiration, notice period	30 days
Gain on lease contract modification			$ 500	$ 3,400
Accelerated depreciation expense			$ 4,900	$ 2,400
Lease term for lease not yet commenced	10 years
Expected future annual rental expense	$ 1,800	19,500				19,500
Operating lease expense		600			2,200	2,900	6,700
Lima One
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease cost		$ 600			$ 600	$ 1,700	$ 1,500
Lease term								9 years
Number of renewal options \| option								2
Lima One \| Lease Renewal, First Extension
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Renewal term								4 years
Lima One \| Lease Renewal, Second Extension
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Renewal term								5 years