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Stock-Based Compensation (Summary Of Nonvested Shares) (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025 $ / shares shares
Performance Share Units | Market Condition PSUs |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Percentage of shares issued per share unit, minimum | 0.00%
Percentage of shares issued per share unit, maximum | 200.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward] |
Outstanding at January 1, 2025(c) | shares | 808,950
Granted | shares | 245,464
Forfeitures | shares | (80,469)
Dividend equivalents | shares | 22,947
Vested and distributed | shares | (217,017)
Outstanding at December 31, 2025(c) | shares | 779,875
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward] |
Weighted-average Fair Value per Unit, Nonvested at beginning of year (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 77.73
Fair value of share units awarded | $ / shares | 123.19
Weighted-average Fair Value per Unit, Unearned or forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 87.56
Weighted-average Fair Value per Unit, Dividend Equivalent (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 87.13
Weighted-average Fair Value per Unit, Vested and distributed (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 92.75
Weighted-average Fair Value per Unit, Nonvested at end of year (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 87.12
Performance Share Units | Performance Condition PSUs |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Percentage of shares issued per share unit, minimum | 0.00%
Percentage of shares issued per share unit, maximum | 200.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward] |
Outstanding at January 1, 2025(c) | shares | 120,997
Granted | shares | 40,408
Forfeitures | shares | (13,337)
Dividend equivalents | shares | 3,452
Vested and distributed | shares | (34,980)
Outstanding at December 31, 2025(c) | shares | 116,540
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward] |
Weighted-average Fair Value per Unit, Nonvested at beginning of year (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 79.09
Fair value of share units awarded | $ / shares | 96.66
Weighted-average Fair Value per Unit, Unearned or forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 82.09
Weighted-average Fair Value per Unit, Dividend Equivalent (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 82.34
Weighted-average Fair Value per Unit, Vested and distributed (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 87.85
Weighted-average Fair Value per Unit, Nonvested at end of year (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 82.31
Restricted Stock Units |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward] |
Outstanding at January 1, 2025(c) | shares | 395,520
Granted | shares | 132,931
Forfeitures | shares | (47,305)
Dividend equivalents | shares | 10,968
Vested and distributed | shares | (119,601)
Outstanding at December 31, 2025(c) | shares | 372,513
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward] |
Weighted-average Fair Value per Unit, Nonvested at beginning of year (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 79.73
Fair value of share units awarded | $ / shares | 97.33
Weighted-average Fair Value per Unit, Unearned or forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 83.77
Weighted-average Fair Value per Unit, Dividend Equivalent (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 82.72
Weighted-average Fair Value per Unit, Vested and distributed (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 87.95
Weighted-average Fair Value per Unit, Nonvested at end of year (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 82.95

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