Income Tax Status - Additional Information (Details) - EBP 56-1848578 006	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Employee Benefit Plan, Tax Status [Line Items]
Tax determination letter, date	Jun. 27, 2014
Tax determination letter, obtained	true

Date of tax determination letter for employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Indicates (true false) whether tax determination letter was obtained by employer of participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan.

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