Non-controlling Interests (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
RSU
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Vested (in shares)	1,291,366	525,997
Holdings, LLC
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common units (in shares)	1,597,015,422		1,595,724,056
Ownership Percentage (in percent)	100.00%		100.00%
Holdings, LLC \| Common Class A
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common units (in shares)	94,945,635		93,654,269
Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners (in percent)	5.95%		5.87%
Holdings, LLC \| Common Class B \| SFS Corp
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common units (in shares)	1,502,069,787		1,502,069,787
Ownership Percentage by Parent (in percent)	94.05%		94.13%

Number of common units of ownership outstanding of a limited liability company (LLC).

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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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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Net Vested In Period

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