DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 5500 - Reconciliation of Corrective Distributions (Details) - EBP 001	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Line Items]
Corrective distributions included within employee contributions per financial statements	$ 4,976
Less: excess contributions refundable at end of year	(9,117)
Add: excess contributions refundable at beginning of year	4,141
Corrective distributions per the Form 5500	$ 0

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EBP, Reconciliation to Form 5500, Contributions, Current Period, Decrease From Excess Contributions Refundable

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EBP, Reconciliation to Form 5500, Contributions, Prior Period, Increase For Excess Contributions Refundable

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Amount of decrease in net asset available for benefit from corrective distribution 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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
-Number 2520
-Section 103
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-Publisher DOL-EBSA

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 962
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (i)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478416/962-205-50-1

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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