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Period covered by the long-term purchase commitment, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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Minimum amount of purchase arrangement in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from a supplier.

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Commitments, Contingencies, and Other Matters (Details) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 01, 2023	Sep. 15, 2022	May 10, 2022	Sep. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2025	Oct. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024	Aug. 31, 2025	May 31, 2025
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase obligation						$ 220,000,000
Purchase commitment, period						5 years
Purchase obligation, year one						$ 44,000,000
Purchase obligation, year two						44,000,000
Purchase obligation, year three						44,000,000
Purchase obligation, year four						44,000,000
Purchase obligation, year five						$ 44,000,000
Payments for purchase obligation							$ 14,300,000		$ 10,800,000		$ 37,600,000	$ 31,800,000
Authorized to repurchase													$ 10,000,000.0	$ 10,000,000.0
Number of shares repurchased (in shares)				300,000	300,000
Average share price (in usd per share)				$ 30.60	$ 31.91
Repurchase of common stock				$ 10,000,000.0	$ 10,000,000		$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000		$ 50,019,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)				73,800,000			73,800,000				73,800,000
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)				639,751			639,751				639,751
Pegasystems Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
JPI cost	$ 57,300,000
JPI, threshold amount	$ 500,000,000
Appeal process, period				4 years			4 years				4 years
JPI expense							$ 3,200,000		$ 3,600,000		$ 9,400,000	$ 12,600,000
JPI current				$ 12,500,000			12,500,000				12,500,000
JPI noncurrent				$ 13,600,000			$ 13,600,000				$ 13,600,000
Pegasystems Litigation \| Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount awarded in settlement			$ 2,036,000,000.000
Pegasystems Litigation \| Violation of Virginia Computer Crimes Act
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount awarded in settlement			$ 1
Pegasystems Litigation \| Attorney's Fees Associated
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount awarded in settlement		$ 23,600,000
Pegasystems Litigation \| Statutory Post Judgement Interest on Judgmental
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount awarded in settlement		$ 122,000,000
Interest on damages awarded (as a percentage)		6.00%
Youyong Zou Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount awarded in settlement		$ 5,000,000