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Stockholders' Equity and Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024
Stockholders' Equity and Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule of Earnings Per Share Calculations | The following table presents the basic and diluted EPS calculations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. For more information on the calculation of EPS, see Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — Significant Accounting Policies — Earnings Per Share to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2023 Form 10-K.
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data) |  |  |  | Three months ended March 31, |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 285,075 |  |  | $ | 322,439 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | 139,409 |  |  | 141,112 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic EPS |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2.04 |  |  | $ | 2.28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 285,075 |  |  | $ | 322,439 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | 139,409 |  |  | 141,112 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Add: Dilutive impact of unvested RSUs |  |  |  |  |  | 852 |  |  | 801 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | 140,261 |  |  | 141,913 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Diluted EPS |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2.03 |  |  | $ | 2.27 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482662/260-10-50-1 + Details
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