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Represents the required interest and dividend coverage ratio.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Short-Term and Long-Term Borrowings - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	May 31, 2022	Nov. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 10, 2021
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 230,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 90,000,000	$ 140,000,000
Series 2021A Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			2.74%
Series 2021A Senior Unsecured Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 40,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)				2.74%
Series 2021B Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			3.69%
Series 2021B Senior Unsecured Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 100,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)				3.69%
Series 2022A Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			3.77%
Series 2022A Senior Unsecured Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 90,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)				3.77%
Series 2007B Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			6.15%
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest and dividend coverage ratio			1.50
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt to total capitalization ratio			60.00%