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Equity - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended |
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Jan. 10, 2024 USD ($) | May 31, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Apr. 30, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) shares
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Forward sale agreements percent |  | 75 | 0.0075 |
Forward Sales Agreement |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sale of stock, capacity available under program |  |  |  | $ 85.0
Forward Sales Agreement | Counterparty One |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Forward purchasing contract, number of shares (in shares) | shares |  | 521,962 | 3,277,764 |
Initial forward price (in dollar per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 37.49 | $ 36.29 |
Gross sales price |  | $ 20.0 | $ 120.0 |
Compensation received by counterparty |  | $ 1.0 | $ 1.0 |
Period end settlement price (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 4,480,628
Period end settlement price in cash |  |  |  | $ 164.0
Period end net cash settlement price |  |  |  | $ 9.5
Period end net share settlement price (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 245,645
Forward Sales Agreement | Counterparty Two |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Forward purchasing contract, number of shares (in shares) | shares |  | 24,864,865 | 680,902 |
Initial forward price (in dollar per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 36.72 |
Gross sales price |  |  | $ 25.0 |
Compensation received by counterparty |  |  | $ 1.0 |
Period end settlement price (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 24,864,865
Period end settlement price in cash |  |  |  | $ 907.0
Period end net cash settlement price |  |  |  | $ 58.0
Period end net share settlement price (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 1,487,454
Sale of stock (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 36.26 |  |
Maximum | Common Stock | At The Market |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sale of stock, consideration expected to be received on transaction | $ 500.0 |  |  |

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