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Significant Accounting Policies - Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) and Definite-Lived Intangible Assets (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024
Minimum
Property, plant and equipment - at cost
Capitalized internal-use software amortization period (in years)	3 years
Maximum
Property, plant and equipment - at cost
Capitalized internal-use software amortization period (in years)	7 years

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7A
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478964/842-20-50-7A

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