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Maximum Number Of Votes Certain Shareholders Under 9.5 Percent Shareholder Provision

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Minimum Number Of Votes Other Shareholders

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Shareholder Voting Rights Ownership Percentage Threshold

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Amount authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased and retired during the period.

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Capital Stock - Narrative (Details)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Capital Stock - Narrative (Details)	Dec. 11, 2024 $ / shares	Oct. 31, 2024 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) vote $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2024 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2024 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2023 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2023 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2023 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2023 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) vote $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2023 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) vote shares	Oct. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Authorized share capital (in shares) \| shares			233,333,000			233,333,000				233,333,000		233,333,000
Number of votes per share \| vote			1							1		1
Shareholder ownership threshold for voting rights										9.50%
Maximum number of votes per share for certain shareholders under 9.5% shareholder provision \| vote			1							1		1
Minimum number of votes per share for other shareholders under 9.5% shareholder provision \| vote			1							1		1
Quarterly cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)			$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.84	$ 1.00
Quarterly cash dividends paid (in dollars per share)			$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.84	$ 1.00
Share Repurchase Plan 2023
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Share repurchase approved amount \| $													$ 250,000,000
Stock repurchased (in shares) \| shares												662,403
Stock repurchased, value \| $												$ 36,700,000
Remaining authorized repurchase amount \| $			$ 213,300,000							$ 213,300,000		$ 213,300,000
Forecast
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Quarterly cash dividends paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28
Subsequent Event
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Quarterly cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)		$ 0.28