Amount of common stock available for future sales.

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The number of shares entered for agreement.

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- Definition

Represents average price per share.

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The maximum amount for which shares could be sold under the sales agreement.

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Value of shares remain unsold at the time of termination.

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- Definition

The cash outflow for cost incurred directly with the issuance of an equity security.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482740/230-10-45-15

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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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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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Equity and Capital - Equity Distribution Agreement (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Feb. 23, 2024	Apr. 01, 2022
2023 Sales Agreement
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum offering price				$ 1,500,000,000
Net proceeds from sale of stock	$ 99,000,000	$ 0
Number of shares entered for agreement	0.6
Average price per share	$ 133.43
Payment of stock issuance costs	$ 600,000
2024 Sales Agreement
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum offering price	2,000,000,000.0
Value of shares remain unsold at the time of termination			$ 258,300,000
Amount of shares reserved for future issuance	$ 2,000,000,000.0