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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Amount of paid and unpaid common stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash.

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Amount of paid and unpaid cash, stock, and paid-in-kind dividends declared for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Amount of cash outflow in the form of ordinary dividends to common shareholders of the parent entity.

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Shareholders' Equity (Dividends Declared and Paid) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Sep. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2025	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Schedule of Dividends [Line Items]
Common stock, cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)		$ 0.78	$ 0.76	$ 0.76	$ 0.76	$ 0.76		$ 0.76				$ 0.72
Common stock, cash dividends paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.78		$ 0.78						$ 0.73	$ 0.73	$ 0.72		$ 3.10	$ 3.04	$ 3.15
Dividend Amount	$ 220,769,000	$ 220,747,000	$ 220,743,000	$ 208,873,000	$ 208,559,000	$ 208,538,000	$ 206,340,000	$ 206,340,000	$ 197,394,000	$ 192,085,000	$ 189,095,000	$ 188,896,000
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash													$ 3.100	$ 3.040	$ 3.150
Dividends, share-based compensation													$ 700,000	$ 900,000	$ 900,000
S 2023 Q1 Dividends
Schedule of Dividends [Line Items]
Common stock, cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)												$ 0.25
Dividend Amount												$ 65,588,000
S 2023 Q1 Earnings And Profit Dividend
Schedule of Dividends [Line Items]
Common stock, cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)								$ 0.25