Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Consolidated effective income tax rate (percent)		36.00%	33.00%
Nondeductible charges		$ 142
Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax For Corporations With Average AFSI Over $1 Billion, Rate	15.00%
Three Years Average AFSI Limit, Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax	$ 1,000

Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax For Corporations With Average AFSI Over $1 Billion, Rate

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Three Years Average AFSI Limit, Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to nondeductible expenses.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121826272&loc=d3e32687-109319

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