Leases - Narrative (Details)	Dec. 31, 2023
Real Estate Lease \| Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, term of contract	3 years
Operating lease, remaining lease term	1 year
Operating lease, renewal term	1 year
Real Estate Lease \| Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, term of contract	11 years
Operating lease, remaining lease term	8 years
Operating lease, renewal term	5 years
Vehicle and Other Equipment \| Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, term of contract	4 years
Operating lease, remaining lease term	1 year
Vehicle and Other Equipment \| Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, term of contract	5 years
Operating lease, remaining lease term	5 years

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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- Definition

Remaining lease term of operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 842
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147478964/842-20-50-3

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