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Benefit Plans - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Percent of total investments	100.00%	100.00%
Fair value of plan assets	$ 385,638	$ 350,737
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	277,850	226,081
Significant Other Observable  Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	107,788	124,656
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 0	$ 0
Mutual funds
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Percent of total investments	30.00%	31.00%
Fair value of plan assets	$ 119,638	$ 109,951
Mutual funds | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	119,638	109,951
Mutual funds | Significant Other Observable  Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Mutual funds | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 0	$ 0
Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Percent of total investments	26.00%	21.00%
Fair value of plan assets	$ 99,621	$ 73,599
Corporate bonds | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Corporate bonds | Significant Other Observable  Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	99,621	73,599
Corporate bonds | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 0	$ 0
U.S. Treasury securities
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Percent of total investments	21.00%	14.00%
Fair value of plan assets	$ 79,903	$ 50,573
U.S. Treasury securities | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	79,903	50,573
U.S. Treasury securities | Significant Other Observable  Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
U.S. Treasury securities | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 0	$ 0
Equity securities
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Percent of total investments	19.00%	17.00%
Fair value of plan assets	$ 72,009	$ 58,474
Equity securities | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	72,009	58,474
Equity securities | Significant Other Observable  Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Equity securities | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 0	$ 0
Commingled fund
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Percent of total investments		12.00%
Fair value of plan assets		$ 41,277
Commingled fund | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		0
Commingled fund | Significant Other Observable  Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		41,277
Commingled fund | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		$ 0
U.S. government agency securities
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Percent of total investments	2.00%	3.00%
Fair value of plan assets	$ 8,167	$ 9,780
U.S. government agency securities | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
U.S. government agency securities | Significant Other Observable  Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	8,167	9,780
U.S. government agency securities | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 0	$ 0
Cash and money market funds
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Percent of total investments	2.00%	2.00%
Fair value of plan assets	$ 6,300	$ 7,083
Cash and money market funds | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	6,300	7,083
Cash and money market funds | Significant Other Observable  Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Cash and money market funds | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 0	$ 0

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Amount of asset segregated and restricted to provide benefit under defined benefit plan. Asset includes, but is not limited to, stock, bond, other investment, earning from investment, and contribution by employer and employee.

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