Lease Commitments - Lease Terms and Assumptions (Details)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases	6 years	6 years 3 months 18 days
Finance leases	6 months	1 year 6 months
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases	4.20%	3.60%
Finance leases	1.00%	1.00%

Lessee, Weighted Average Discount Rate [Abstract]

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Lessee, Weighted-average Remaining Lease Term [Abstract]

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Weighted average remaining lease term for finance lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Discount rate used by lessee to determine present value of finance lease payments.

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Discount rate used by lessee to determine present value of operating lease payments.

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Weighted average remaining lease term for operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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