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Cost Of Repurchase Of Common Stock

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Number of Shares Repurchased

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Stock Repurchase Program, Average Price Per Share

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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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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

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Capital Stock (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 19, 2024	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Repurchase Of Common Stock		$ 50.4	$ 100.7
2024 Repurchase Plan
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares repurchased		835,162
Average price per share		$ 59.86
Cost Of Repurchase Of Common Stock		$ 50.4
Additional repurchase shares of common stock value		184.5
May 2018 Repurchase Plan Member
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Authorized amount to repurchase outstanding common stock		$ 500.0
Additional repurchase shares of common stock value	$ 300.0