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Line of Credit Facility, Extension Period

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Line of Credit Facility, Extension Period, Multiplier

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Increase In Commitment Amount

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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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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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Debt - Senior Credit Facility (Details)			9 Months Ended
Debt - Senior Credit Facility (Details)	Aug. 05, 2024 USD ($)	Aug. 12, 2022 USD ($) time	Sep. 27, 2025 USD ($)	Oct. 18, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 11, 2022
Secured Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Extension period multiplier (in times) \| time		2
Extension period (in years)		1 year
Consolidated interest coverage ratio						3.00
Unamortized financing costs					$ 2,700,000
Utilized borrowings under credit facility			$ 152,800,000
Available amount under credit facility			1,432,200,000
Secured Credit Facility \| Borrowings
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Utilized borrowings under credit facility			17,500,000
Secured Credit Facility \| Standby Letters of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Utilized borrowings under credit facility			$ 700,000
2022 Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Consolidated interest coverage ratio		3.50
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility	$ 500,000,000	$ 1,950,000,000		$ 1,485,000,000
Maximum commitment amount		$ 600,000,000.0
Commitment fee (as a percent)			0.11%
Unamortized financing costs					$ 1,900,000
2022 Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee (as a percent)		0.09%
2022 Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee (as a percent)		0.20%
2022 Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility \| SOFR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)		0.10%	1.13%
2022 Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility \| SOFR \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)		1.00%
2022 Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility \| SOFR \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)		1.75%
2022 Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)		0.50%
2022 Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Monthly LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)		1.00%	0.13%
2022 Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Monthly LIBOR \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)		0.00%
2022 Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Monthly LIBOR \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)		0.75%
2022 Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Foreign Currencies Rate \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)		1.00%
2022 Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Foreign Currencies Rate \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)		1.75%
2022 Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)		0.00%
2022 Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)		0.75%
Lender Join Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum commitment amount	$ 100,000,000