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Debt and Credit Facilities - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 27, 2025 | Dec. 20, 2022 | May 09, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2024
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000 | $ 0
Loan Security Agreement | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  | 46,243,000 |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  | 725,300,000 |
Revolving Credit Facility | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt |  |  | $ 35,000,000.0 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | 2022 Credit Agreement | Unsecured Debt |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 1,075,000,000.000 |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  | 679,100,000 |
Revolving Credit Facility | 2022 Credit Agreement | Unsecured Debt | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unused capacity commitment fee, percentage |  | 0.125% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | 2022 Credit Agreement | Unsecured Debt | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unused capacity commitment fee, percentage |  | 0.25% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | 2022 Credit Agreement | Unsecured Debt | Federal Funds Rate |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 0.50% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | 2022 Credit Agreement | Unsecured Debt | One-month Term SOFR |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 1.10% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | 2022 Credit Agreement | Unsecured Debt | One-month Term SOFR | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 0.125% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | 2022 Credit Agreement | Unsecured Debt | One-month Term SOFR | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 0.75% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | 2022 Credit Agreement | Unsecured Debt | SOFR |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 0.10% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | 2022 Credit Agreement | Unsecured Debt | SOFR | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 1.125% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | 2022 Credit Agreement | Unsecured Debt | SOFR | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 1.75% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Swingline loans drawn under the 2022 Credit Agreement | Unsecured Debt | Base Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 0.125% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Swingline loans drawn under the 2022 Credit Agreement | Unsecured Debt | Base Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 0.75% |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Loan Security Agreement | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 300,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Accordion feature, increase limit | $ 350,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  | 46,200,000 |
Revolving Credit Facility | Loan Security Agreement | Secured Debt | One-month Term SOFR |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate | 0.10% |  |  |  |
Letter of Credit | 2022 Credit Agreement | Unsecured Debt |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 100,000,000.0 |  |  |
Standby Letters of Credit | 2022 Credit Agreement | Unsecured Debt |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stand-by letters of credit |  |  |  | $ 5,900,000 |
Standby Letters of Credit | 2022 Credit Agreement | Unsecured Debt | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Commission percentage |  | 1.125% |  |  |
Standby Letters of Credit | 2022 Credit Agreement | Unsecured Debt | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Commission percentage |  | 1.75% |  |  |

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