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Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details) |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Feb. 05, 2025 $ / shares | Mar. 27, 2024 shares | Feb. 16, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares | Sep. 30, 2024 $ / shares | Jun. 30, 2024 $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2024 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares | Sep. 30, 2023 $ / shares | Jun. 30, 2023 $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2023 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2022 $ / shares | Sep. 30, 2022 $ / shares | Jun. 30, 2022 $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2022 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) Customer Segment $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares | Jul. 26, 2023 USD ($) | Jul. 28, 2021 USD ($)
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of operating segment | Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Number of customer exceeding 6% of revenue | Customer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Common stock split description |  |  | two-for-one split |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, conversion ratio |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of additional share of common stock received | shares |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term investments |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
Depreciation expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 344,500,000 | 324,000,000 | $ 275,600,000 |  |
Self-insurance reserve |  |  |  | 164,200,000 |  |  |  | 153,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 164,200,000 | 153,800,000 |  |  |
Long-term portions of self insurance reserve |  |  |  | $ 91,400,000 |  |  |  | $ 90,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 91,400,000 | 90,400,000 |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,349,000 | 11,080,000 | 15,893,000 |  |
Employee service share-based compensation, tax benefit from compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,900,000) | (3,300,000) | (3,300,000) |  |
Advertising expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 34,500,000 | $ 34,600,000 | $ 29,000,000 |  |
Cash dividends declared per share | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 0.26 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.2 | $ 0.2 | $ 0.2 | $ 0.2 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.15 | $ 1.04 | $ 0.80 | $ 0.60 |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends declared per share | $ / shares | $ 0.28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2021 Share Repurchase Program [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000
2023 Share Repurchase Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, remaining authorized repurchase amount |  |  |  | $ 2,260,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,260,000,000 |  |  |  |
2023 Share Repurchase Program [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000,000 |

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