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DEFINED CONTRIBUTION SAVINGS PLAN (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) employee shares | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of employees contributing to company's ESOP | employee | 42,861 |  |
Participants percentage contribution on a pretax basis only of their annual compensation (up to the lesser of) | 50.00% |  |
Percentage of matching contribution to ESOP plan by employer | 100.00% |  |
Percentage of eligible contribution plan up to which employer contributes (up to) | 6.00% |  |
Company contributions to ESOP on behalf of participating employees representing amounts authorized by employees to be withheld from their earnings on pre-tax basis | $ 278.9 | $ 279.6 | $ 260.5
Company's matching contributions to the ESOP | $ 184.2 | $ 165.1 | $ 153.9
Employee stock ownership plan common stock shares held in ESOP (in shares) | shares | 14,886,577 |  |
Percentage of total voting shares outstanding held by the ESOP | 6.00% |  |

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