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Award Timing Disclosure | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares
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Award Timing MNPI Disclosure | Equity Award Granting Policy We do not grant stock options in anticipation of, or immediately following, the release of material nonpublic information that is likely to result in changes to the price of our common stock, such as a significant positive or negative earnings announcement, nor do we time the public release of such information based on stock option grant dates. For additional information about our grant policy, see page 55 of this proxy statement under Current LTI Grant Practices . While we do not grant stock options in anticipation of, or immediately following, the release of material nonpublic information about our Company, the SEC has adopted Item 402(x) of Regulation S-K, which requires companies to disclose certain information in the event stock options were granted within four business days before or one business day after the filing of a 10-Q or 10-K, or the filing or furnishing of an 8-K that discloses material nonpublic information. As disclosed in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards table on page 70, and consistent with prior practice as described earlier, we granted stock options to our NEOs on April 30, 2024, which grant was three business days following our 8-K disclosure of Q1 2024 earnings. We subsequently filed our Q1 2024 10-Q on May 3, 2024, and as such, the following tabular disclosure of our 2024 stock options grants is required by Item 402(x).
Named Executive Officer |  | Grant Date |  |  | Number of Securities Underlying the Award (1) |  |  | Exercise Price of the Award (1) |  |  | Grant Date Fair Value of the Award (1) |  |  | Percentage change in the closing market price of the securities underlying the award between the trading day ending immediately prior to the disclosure of material nonpublic information and the trading day beginning immediately following the disclosure of material nonpublic information (2) |
Davis |  |  | 4/30/2024 |  |  |  | 181,641 |  |  |  | $129.22 |  |  |  | $4,650,010 |  |  |  | N/A |
Litchfield |  |  | 4/30/2024 |  |  |  | 49,805 |  |  |  | 129.22 |  |  |  | 1,275,008 |  |  |  | N/A |
DeLuca |  |  | 4/30/2024 |  |  |  | 37,500 |  |  |  | 129.22 |  |  |  | 960,000 |  |  |  | N/A |
Larson |  |  | 4/30/2024 |  |  |  | 89,649 |  |  |  | 129.22 |  |  |  | 2,295,014 |  |  |  | N/A |
Li |  |  | 4/30/2024 |  |  |  | 65,625 |  |  |  | 129.22 |  |  |  | 1,680,000 |  |  |  | N/A |
(1) | See the Grants of Plan-Based Awards on page 70.
(2) | While no material nonpublic information was disclosed in our 10-Q, filed on May 3, 2024, the percentage change in the closing market price of our Company common stock between Thursday, May 2, 2024 and Monday, May 6, 2024 was -0.54%.
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Davis [Member] |  |
Awards Close in Time to MNPI Disclosures |  |
Name |  | Davis
Underlying Securities |  | 181,641
Exercise Price | $ / shares |  | $ 129.22
Fair Value as of Grant Date |  | $ 4,650,010
Litchfield [Member] |  |
Awards Close in Time to MNPI Disclosures |  |
Name |  | Litchfield
Underlying Securities |  | 49,805
Exercise Price | $ / shares |  | $ 129.22
Fair Value as of Grant Date |  | $ 1,275,008
DeLuca [Member] |  |
Awards Close in Time to MNPI Disclosures |  |
Name |  | DeLuca
Underlying Securities |  | 37,500
Exercise Price | $ / shares |  | $ 129.22
Fair Value as of Grant Date |  | $ 960,000
Larson [Member] |  |
Awards Close in Time to MNPI Disclosures |  |
Name |  | Larson
Underlying Securities |  | 89,649
Exercise Price | $ / shares |  | $ 129.22
Fair Value as of Grant Date |  | $ 2,295,014
Li [Member] |  |
Awards Close in Time to MNPI Disclosures |  |
Name |  | Li
Underlying Securities |  | 65,625
Exercise Price | $ / shares |  | $ 129.22
Fair Value as of Grant Date |  | $ 1,680,000

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