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Equity Incentive Plan RSUs and PSUs Rollforward (Details) - $ / shares $ / shares in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Restricted Stock Units, Nonvested, Intrinsic Value	$ 31.1	$ 32.4
Performance Stock Units, Grants in Period	3,149
Performance Share Unit, Nonvested, Number of Shares	10,415	10,411
Performance Share units, Nonvested, Intrinsic Value	$ 12.7	$ 12.6
Share Based Compensation, Performance Shares Vested in the Period	(98)
Share Based Compensation, Performance Shares Forfeited in the period	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Restricted Stock Units, Nonvested, Number, Beginning	26,739
Restricted Stock Units, Grants in Period	9,649
Share Based Compensation, Performance Shares Vested in the Period for Vesting of 2016 PUs	(3,047)
Restricted Stock Units, Vested in Period	(8,889)
Restricted Stock Units, Forfeited in Period	(2,071)
Restricted Stock Units, Nonvested, Number, Ending	25,428

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