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Discontinued Operations, Outstanding Minimum Lease Payments For the Lease Terminations

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Period Of Recording Services

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Amount classified as goodwill attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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The amount of cash paid for the settlement of litigation or for other legal issues during the period.

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Discontinued operations - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended
Discontinued operations - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 06, 2025 USD ($)	Nov. 12, 2024	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($) reportable_segment	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Apr. 16, 2024 lawsuit
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| reportable_segment			1
Discontinued operations, outstanding minimum lease payments for the lease terminations			$ 2.1
Number of pending litigation claims \| lawsuit						2
Argonaut Legal Contingency
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual					$ 4.0
Global Cooling
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Payments for legal settlements			$ 2.5	$ 0.9
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| SAVSU
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, goodwill	$ 3.7
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, period of recording services (in days)	120 days
Competition covenant period (in years)	5 years	5 years
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| SAVSU \| Stock Compensation Expense
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	$ 1.3