Schedule 2 - Parent Company Financial Statements - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - Parent Company - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Operating Lease Payments	$ 5.8	$ 2.4
Operating lease, Liability Reduction	4.8	1.4
Finance Lease, Principal Payments	$ 0.0	$ 0.0

Operating Lease, Liability Reduction

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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 cash outflow for principal payment on finance lease.

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Amount of cash outflow from operating lease, excluding payments to bring another asset to condition and location necessary for its intended use.

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