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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 55
-Paragraph 17
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480482/715-20-55-17

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-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)(i)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480506/715-20-50-1

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Percentage of actual investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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-Section 50
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-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480506/715-20-50-1

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Employee benefits - Plans target allocation by asset category (Details)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Define benefit plan actual asset allocations	10.00%	22.00%
Equity \| Minimum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan assets target allocation	0.00%
Equity \| Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan assets target allocation	70.00%
Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Define benefit plan actual asset allocations	85.00%	74.00%
Debt Securities \| Minimum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan assets target allocation	0.00%
Debt Securities \| Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan assets target allocation	100.00%
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Define benefit plan actual asset allocations	4.00%	2.00%
Cash and Cash Equivalents \| Minimum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan assets target allocation	0.00%
Cash and Cash Equivalents \| Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan assets target allocation	100.00%
Popular Related Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Define benefit plan actual asset allocations	1.00%	2.00%
Popular Related Securities \| Minimum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan assets target allocation	0.00%
Popular Related Securities \| Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan assets target allocation	5.00%