Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Summary of Maturity Dates Unit of Measure and Notional Value for Derivative Instruments (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Variable Interest Rate, Type [Extensible Enumeration]	us-gaap:SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrOvernightIndexSwapRateMember
Interest Rate Cap
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value	$ 200,000,000
Maturity date of derivatives	2025-12
Fuel swaps \| Gallons
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value	$ 4,600,000
Maturity date of derivatives	(various through February 2027

Derivatives maturity date.

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- Definition

Indicates type of variable interest rate on debt instrument.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 470
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477734/942-470-50-3

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- Definition

Description of the relevant terms of the derivative. Includes the type of instrument, risk being hedged, notional amount, counterparty, inception date, maturity date, relevant interest rates, strike price, cap price, and floor price.

+ References

No definition available.

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- Definition

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.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (f)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480237/815-40-50-5

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- Definition

Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480434/815-10-50-1B

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (d)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480434/815-10-50-1A

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