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Stockholders' Equity and Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 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 and nine months ended September 30, 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.
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |  |  |  |  |  |  |
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data) |  |  |  |  |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 299,166 |  |  | $ | 287,738 |  |  | $ | 872,471 |  |  | $ | 922,208 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | 138,606 |  |  | 141,485 |  |  | 138,997 |  |  | 141,356 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic EPS |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2.16 |  |  | $ | 2.03 |  |  | $ | 6.28 |  |  | $ | 6.52 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 299,166 |  |  | $ | 287,738 |  |  | $ | 872,471 |  |  | $ | 922,208 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | 138,606 |  |  | 141,485 |  |  | 138,997 |  |  | 141,356 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Add: Dilutive impact of unvested RSUs |  |  |  |  |  | 1,042 |  |  | 637 |  |  | 942 |  |  | 688 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | 139,648 |  |  | 142,122 |  |  | 139,939 |  |  | 142,044 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Diluted EPS |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2.14 |  |  | $ | 2.02 |  |  | $ | 6.23 |  |  | $ | 6.49 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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