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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries, including not permanently and permanently reinvested | $ 633.1 |
Undistributed foreign earnings | 4.8 | $ 3.5
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries, not permanently reinvested | 93.0 |
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries, permanently reinvested | $ 540.1 |
Percentage of federal income tax liability offset by dividend received deduction | 1 |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect the effective tax rate, if recognized | $ 4.9 |

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