Stock-based Employee Compensation, Stock Option Plans, and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors - Schedule of Share-Based Payment Assumptions (Details) - Performance Shares - $ / shares	Dec. 05, 2024	May 20, 2024	May 17, 2024
Directors
Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options [Line Items]
Number of restricted shares (in shares)		18,000
Change in awards based on performance (in shares)		0
Closing price per share (in usd per share)		$ 37.52
Fair value per share (in usd per share)		$ 34.63
Officers
Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options [Line Items]
Number of restricted shares (in shares)	11,700		70,200
Change in awards based on performance (in shares)	0		5,850
Closing price per share (in usd per share)	$ 40.35		$ 38.10
Fair value per share (in usd per share)	$ 36.44		$ 38.08

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Change In Awards Based On Performance

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Number of shares of restricted stock determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that restricted shares have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Restricted shares are subject to sales, contractual, regulatory or other restrictions that prevent or inhibit the holder from freely disposing of them before the restriction ends.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482689/260-10-45-13

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