DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 5500 - Reconciliation of Employee Contributions (Details) - EBP 001	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Line Items]
Employee contributions per financial statements	$ 35,002,102
Less: employee contributions receivable at end of year	(6,036)
Add: employee contributions receivable at beginning of year	1,192,741
Corrective distributions included within employee contributions per financial statements	4,976
Employee contributions per the Form 5500	$ 36,193,783

EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Corrective Distributions

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EBP, Reconciliation to Form 5500, Contributions, Participant Contribution, Current Period, Decrease For Contribution Receivable

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EBP, Reconciliation to Form 5500, Contributions, Participant Contribution, Prior Period, Increase For Contribution Receivable

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- Definition

Amount, excluding rollover, of increase in net asset available for benefit from contribution by participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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Amount of increase in net asset available for benefit from participant contribution as reported in Form 5500 caption for employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)). Form 5500 is form provided by Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA); and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).

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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.

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