Date the declared dividend will be paid, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Dividends - Summary of Dividends Declared (Details) - $ / shares	Nov. 02, 2023	Aug. 03, 2023	May 08, 2023	Feb. 16, 2023	Nov. 01, 2022	Aug. 02, 2022	May 03, 2022	Feb. 17, 2022	Nov. 02, 2021	Aug. 03, 2021	May 04, 2021	Feb. 17, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend per Share													$ 2.1	$ 1.84	$ 3.59
Supplemental
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Date Declared	Nov. 02, 2023	Aug. 03, 2023	May 08, 2023	Feb. 16, 2023			May 03, 2022	Feb. 17, 2022	Nov. 02, 2021	Aug. 03, 2021	May 04, 2021	Feb. 17, 2021
Dividend	Supplemental	Supplemental	Supplemental	Supplemental			Supplemental	Supplemental	Supplemental	Supplemental	Supplemental	Supplemental
Record Date	Nov. 30, 2023	Aug. 31, 2023	May 31, 2023	Feb. 28, 2023			May 31, 2022	Feb. 28, 2022	Nov. 30, 2021	Aug. 31, 2021	May 28, 2021	Feb. 26, 2021
Payment Date	Dec. 20, 2023	Sep. 20, 2023	Jun. 20, 2023	Mar. 20, 2023			Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021
Dividend per Share	$ 0.07	$ 0.06	$ 0.04	$ 0.09			$ 0.04	$ 0.11	$ 0.07	$ 0.02	$ 0.06	$ 0.05
Base
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Date Declared	Nov. 02, 2023	Aug. 03, 2023	May 08, 2023	Feb. 16, 2023	Nov. 01, 2022	Aug. 02, 2022	May 03, 2022	Feb. 17, 2022	Nov. 02, 2021	Aug. 03, 2021	May 04, 2021	Feb. 17, 2021
Dividend	Base	Base	Base	Base	Base	Base	Base	Base	Base	Base	Base	Base
Record Date	Dec. 15, 2023	Sep. 15, 2023	Jun. 15, 2023	Mar. 15, 2023	Dec. 15, 2022	Sep. 15, 2022	Jun. 15, 2022	Mar. 15, 2022	Dec. 15, 2021	Sep. 15, 2021	Jun. 15, 2021	Mar. 15, 2021
Payment Date	Dec. 29, 2023	Sep. 29, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jul. 15, 2022	Apr. 18, 2022	Jan. 14, 2022	Oct. 15, 2021	Jul. 15, 2021	Apr. 15, 2021
Dividend per Share	$ 0.46	$ 0.46	$ 0.46	$ 0.46	$ 0.45	$ 0.42	$ 0.41	$ 0.41	$ 0.41	$ 0.41	$ 0.41	$ 0.41
Special
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Date Declared									Nov. 02, 2021			Feb. 17, 2021
Dividend									Special			Special
Record Date									Dec. 07, 2021			Mar. 25, 2021
Payment Date									Dec. 20, 2021			Apr. 08, 2021
Dividend per Share									$ 0.5			$ 1.25