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Treasury Stock Transactions (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 7 Months Ended | 8 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Feb. 28, 2025 | [3] | Dec. 31, 2024 | Nov. 30, 2024 | Oct. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Jul. 31, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Apr. 30, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Jan. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Jul. 31, 2023 | Jul. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Nov. 01, 2024 | Oct. 02, 2024 | Jul. 02, 2024 | Apr. 02, 2024 | Jan. 03, 2024 | Jul. 05, 2023
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Treasury Shares Repurchased | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.6 | 15.7 | 5.7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Shares Repurchased | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,011.7 | $ 979.3 | $ 252.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Commission Paid on Stock Repurchases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.9 |  | 0.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program, Excise Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9.8 | $ 8.3 | 1.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
November 2024 Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Treasury Shares Repurchased |  | 0.7 |  | 3.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Prepyament amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 321.0 |  |  |  |  |
October 2024 Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Treasury Shares Repurchased |  |  | 0.3 |  | 1.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Prepyament amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150.0 |  |  |  |
July 2024 Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Treasury Shares Repurchased |  |  |  |  |  | 0.6 | 2.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Prepyament amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150.0 |  |  |
April 2024 Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Treasury Shares Repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.7 | 1.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Prepyament amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 125.0 |  |
January 2024 Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Treasury Shares Repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.5 | 1.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Prepyament amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100.0 |
July 2023 Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Treasury Shares Repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.2 | 0.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Prepyament amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50.0
Repurchase Program Authorized in February 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program, Expiration Date | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Dec. 31, 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program, Authorized, Amount | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000.0 | $ 1,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining repurchase Amount | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | $ 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Shares Repurchased | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 800.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase Program Authorized in July 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program, Expiration Date | [5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Mar. 31, 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program, Authorized, Amount | [5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000.0 | $ 1,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining repurchase Amount | [5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | $ 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Shares Repurchased | [5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 706.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase Program Authorized in October 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program, Expiration Date | [6] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Jul. 31, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program, Authorized, Amount | [6] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500.0 | $ 500.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining repurchase Amount | [6] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | $ 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Shares Repurchased | [6] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 464.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase Program Authorized in December 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program, Expiration Date | [7] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Dec. 31, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program, Authorized, Amount | [7] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250.0 | $ 250.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining repurchase Amount | [7] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Shares Repurchased | [7] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase Program Authorized in December 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program, Authorized, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000.0 | $ 1,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | For the year ended December 31, 2025, includes 0.7 million shares related to the settlement of the November 2024 accelerated share repurchase agreement (ASR) which occurred in February 2025.
[2] | Includes $1.9 million of commissions for the year ended December 31, 2025, a de minimis amount of commissions for the year ended December 31, 2024, and $0.1 million of commissions for the year ended December 31, 2023. Also includes $9.8 million, $8.3 million, and $1.9 million of excise tax for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024, includes $80.3 million related to shares which settled in February 2025 in connection with the November 2024 ASR.
[3] | The final price adjustment settlement, along with the delivery of the remaining shares, occurred in February 2025, resulting in the delivery to us of 0.7 million additional shares. As a result of the final settlement occurring subsequent to December 31, 2024, we recorded a decrease to additional paid-in capital within stockholders' equity on our consolidated balance sheet for the value of the shares held back by the counterparty as of December 31, 2024, which was reclassified to treasury stock in the first quarter of 2025 in connection with the final settlement of the agreement
[4] | Concurrent with the announcement of the December 2025 repurchase program, we also announced the termination of the February 2025 program as of December 31, 2025, and any unused amounts under that program expired as of that date.
[5] | Concurrent with the announcement of the February 2025 repurchase program, we also announced the termination of the July 2024 program as of March 31, 2025, and any unused amounts under that program expired as of that date.
[6] | Concurrent with the announcement of the July 2024 repurchase program, we also announced the termination of the October 2023 program as of July 31, 2024, and all unused amounts under that program expired as of that date.
[7] | In February 2023, the December 2022 program was modified to increase the authorized repurchase amount from $200.0 million to $250.0 million.

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