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Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued And Issuable, Entity Shares Issued Per Acquiree Share

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Billions	Jul. 31, 2025	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
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Subsequent Event \| Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, par or stated value per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00
Subsequent Event \| Union Pacific Merger
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Specified termination fee	$ 2.5
Union Pacific \| Subsequent Event \| Union Pacific Merger \| Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, par or stated value per share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.50
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued And Issuable, Entity Shares Issued Per Acquiree Share	1
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued And Issuable, Cash Paid Per Acquiree Share	$ 88.82