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Shareholders' Equity - Restricted Stock Units Activity (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025 $ / shares shares
Restricted stock units (RSUs)
Schedule of Share based Compensation Arrangements by Share based Payment Award, Equity Instruments, Other Than Options, Restricted Stock Units [Line Items]
Stock units granted | shares	353,840
Weighted average grant-date fair value of award | $ / shares	$ 185.66
Performance shares
Schedule of Share based Compensation Arrangements by Share based Payment Award, Equity Instruments, Other Than Options, Restricted Stock Units [Line Items]
Stock units granted | shares	80,104
Weighted average grant-date fair value of award | $ / shares	$ 176.19
Deferred share units
Schedule of Share based Compensation Arrangements by Share based Payment Award, Equity Instruments, Other Than Options, Restricted Stock Units [Line Items]
Stock units granted | shares	2,485
Weighted average grant-date fair value of award | $ / shares	$ 189.04

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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-Topic 718
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(01)
-Publisher FASB
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