Share-Based Payments - Schedule of Performance Award Information and Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Values (Details) - $ / shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Performance Awards
Shares
Unvested at beginning of period (in shares)	3,252	2,440	2,894
Vested (in shares)	(271)	(765)	(2,189)
Forfeited (in shares)	(275)	(199)	(219)
Unvested at end of period (in shares)	3,179	3,252	2,440
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Unvested at beginning of period (USD per share)	$ 22.55	$ 23.01	$ 18.77
Granted (USD per share)	26.43	21.97	19.44
Vested (USD per share)	28.39	22.91	11.93
Forfeited (USD per share)	21.65	21.73	18.96
Unvested at end of period (USD per share)	$ 22.51	$ 22.55	$ 23.01
Maximum shares that could be issued in connection with grants in period (in shares)	2,000	4,000	2,000
Performance Awards \| 2025 LTIP
Shares
Granted (in shares)	800
Performance Awards \| 2022 LTIP
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Reduction of shares (in shares)	300
Performance Awards \| 2024 LTIP
Shares
Granted (in shares)		1,000
Performance Awards \| 2021 LTIP
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Incremental grants (in shares)		100
Performance Awards \| 2023 LTIP
Shares
Granted (in shares)			1,200
Performance Awards \| 2020 LTIP
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Incremental grants (in shares)			800
Performance Awards, excluding shares part of LTIP
Shares
Granted (in shares)	473	1,776	1,954
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Granted (USD per share)	$ 25.11	$ 21.98	$ 16.42
Retention Performance Grant
Shares
Granted (in shares)		800

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