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Earnings per share - Narrative (Details) - shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Unvested restricted stock (in shares)	4,135,620	5,072,382	4,561,249
Number of shares excluded from diluted shares outstanding (in shares)	139,781	161,020	372,250

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Restricted Stock, Unvested

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482662/260-10-50-1

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