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Shareholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Apr. 08, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Jan. 16, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, dividends, per share, declared (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 0.56 | $ 0.28 |  | $ 0.56 | $ 0.28 |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for repurchase of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 158.0 | $ 135.0 |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Agreement | Samsung |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchased and retired (in shares) | 35,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for repurchase of common stock | $ 1,500.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares held by counter party subject to seven year lock-up period (in shares) | 58,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares) | 22,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Make-whole payment, cap, percentage | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities for freestanding written put option |  |  | $ 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  | $ 0.0 |  |  |
The 2019 Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for repurchase of common stock |  |  | 25.0 |  |  | $ 30.0 |  |  | 158.0 | $ 135.4 |  |  |  |
Share repurchase program, authorized, amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000.0
Share repurchase program, remaining authorized, amount |  |  | $ 3,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchased (in shares) |  |  | 400,000 |  |  | 800,000 |  |  | 3,100,000 | 3,800,000 |  |  |  |
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,300 |
Preferred stock, convertible, shares issuable (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 115,000,000 |  |
Converted from Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares, outstanding (in shares) | 80,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
O2025 Q1 Dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, dividends, per share, declared (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 0.28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
O2025 Q2 Dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, dividends, per share, declared (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 0.28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
O2025 Q3 Dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, dividends, per share, declared (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0.28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
O2025 Q4 Dividends | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, dividends, per share, declared (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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