Line Of Credit Facility, Extension Term

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity If Increased

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility, Number Of Extensions

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

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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- Definition

The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Debt - Revolving Credit Facilities (Details)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Revolving Credit Facilities (Details)	Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($) extension	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)
2018 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 500,000,000
Debt term	5 years
2018 Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee		0.075%
2018 Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee		0.15%
2018 Credit Agreement \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.00%
2018 Credit Agreement \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.25%
2018 Credit Agreement \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.875%
2018 Credit Agreement \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.25%
2022 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000
Debt term	5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity under specific conditions	$ 1,000,000,000
Line of credit facility, number of extensions \| extension	2
Line of credit facility, extension term	1 year
Outstanding borrowings		$ 0
2022 Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee		0.07%
2022 Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee		0.125%
2022 Credit Agreement \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.00%
2022 Credit Agreement \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.125%
2022 Credit Agreement \| Benchmark Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.75%
2022 Credit Agreement \| Benchmark Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.125%
2022 Credit Agreement \| Reference Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.75%
2022 Credit Agreement \| Reference Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.125%