The per share price of the Company's stock at which the contract holder of the freestanding contract has the right to purchase or sell the Company's stock at a future date.

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Financings and Capitalization (Schedule of Forward Stock Contracts) (Details) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2023	Aug. 29, 2022	Aug. 24, 2022	Aug. 03, 2022
Forward contracts entered into 8/3/2022
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Number of Shares (in shares)				328,207
Initial forward price (in dollars per share)	$ 68.37			$ 67.59
Forward contracts entered into 8/24/2022
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Number of Shares (in shares)			1,677,938
Initial forward price (in dollars per share)	70.91		$ 69.46
Forward contracts entered into 8/29/2022
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Number of Shares (in shares)		1,783,388
Initial forward price (in dollars per share)	$ 69.54	$ 68.18