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Non Vested Share Based Awards Recognized Over Period Of Time

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Schedule Of Employee Service Share Based Compensation Expense Allocation [Line Items]

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Shares Issued, Shares, Share-based Payment Arrangement Issued

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Number of shares used to settle grantee's tax withholding obligation for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Number, before forfeiture, of shares issued under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

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Shareholder's capital - Share-Based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 17, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Schedule Of Employee Service Share Based Compensation Expense Allocation [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation		$ 5,172	$ 3,199	$ 10,282	$ 3,895
Unrecognized compensation costs, non-vested awards		$ 22,953		$ 22,953
Non vested share based awards recognized over period of time				1 year 4 months 24 days
Common shares
Schedule Of Employee Service Share Based Compensation Expense Allocation [Line Items]
Number of shares issued pursuant to public offering (in shares)	76,909,700
PSUs and RSUs
Schedule Of Employee Service Share Based Compensation Expense Allocation [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)				2,302,209
Share based awards settled for cash value as payment for tax withholding (in shares)				128,313
PSUs and RSUs \| Common shares
Schedule Of Employee Service Share Based Compensation Expense Allocation [Line Items]
Number of shares issued pursuant to public offering (in shares)				170,943
PSUs and RSUs \| Public Stock Offering \| Common shares
Schedule Of Employee Service Share Based Compensation Expense Allocation [Line Items]
Number of shares issued pursuant to public offering (in shares)				299,256
Bonus Deferral Restricted Stock Units
Schedule Of Employee Service Share Based Compensation Expense Allocation [Line Items]
Shares issued during period (in shares)				45,218
Awards vested (percent)				100.00%
Deferred Share Units
Schedule Of Employee Service Share Based Compensation Expense Allocation [Line Items]
Share based awards settled for cash value as payment for tax withholding (in shares)				186,929
Exercise of share-based awards settled (in shares)				108,752
Common shares issued from treasury (in shares)				181,374
Deferred Share Units \| Common shares
Schedule Of Employee Service Share Based Compensation Expense Allocation [Line Items]
Exchange of common shares ( in shares)				368,303