Excise Taxes On Share Repurchases Incurred But Not Paid

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Share Repurchases Initiated but not yet Settled, Shares

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Share repurchases recognized during the period that have not yet been settled by the bank.

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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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Expiration date for purchase of share under share repurchase plan, in YYYY-MM-DD format. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Amount of excise tax payable on share purchased under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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

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Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased and retired during the period. The excess of the purchase price over par value can be charged against retained earnings (once the excess is fully allocated to additional paid in capital).

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Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Mar. 31, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Nov. 30, 2020
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Stock repurchased and retired	$ 53,074,000	$ 60,997,000		$ 208,602,000	$ 133,865,000
Antidilutive securities (shares)	100,000	100,000		100,000	100,000
Share repurchases included in current liabilities	$ 927,000	$ 0		$ 927,000	$ 0
Excise tax on net share repurchases included in non-current liabilities	500,000	$ 600,000		$ 1,639,000	$ 664,000
Share Repurchase Program, Expiration Date				Dec. 31, 2026
Share Repurchase Program, Excise Tax, Payable						$ 600,000
2020 Share repurchase program
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Share repurchase authorized amount	$ 900,000,000			$ 900,000,000				$ 50,000,000
Stock repurchased and retired (shares)	438,456	429,669		1,553,262	938,280
Stock repurchased and retired	$ 53,100,000	$ 61,000,000.0		$ 208,600,000	$ 133,900,000
Share repurchases included in current liabilities	900,000			900,000			$ 600,000
Remaining authorized repurchase amount	$ 92,000,000.0			$ 92,000,000.0
Share Repurchases Initiated but not yet Settled, Shares			5,103	10,000