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Short-Term and Long-Term Restricted Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Senior Notes
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Proceeds from (repayments of) debt		$ 500
United Kingdom Recognized Investment Exchanges
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Operating costs covered for period	6 months
Dcm Dco Designation For Ice Futures United States
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Operating costs covered for period	1 year
Dcm Dco Designation For Ice Futures United States | Minimum
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent Item [Line Items]
Operating costs covered for period	6 months

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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.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(2))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478777/944-210-S99-1

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