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	Apr. 26, 2026	Jan. 25, 2026	Apr. 27, 2025	Apr. 26, 2026	Apr. 27, 2025	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2023
Equity [Line Items]
Remaining authorized repurchase amount	$ 13,200			$ 13,200
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.53	$ 0.46	$ 0.46	$ 0.99	$ 0.86
Payments of dividends to stockholders				$ 730	$ 651
2025 Stock Repurchase Program
Equity [Line Items]
Authorized amount						$ 10,000
2023 Stock Repurchase Program
Equity [Line Items]
Authorized amount							$ 10,000
Employee Stock Incentive Plan
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Number of shares available for grant	15.0			15.0
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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Number of shares available for grant	7.0			7.0
Purchase period				6 months
Number of shares issued under the ESPP (in shares)	1.0		1.0	1.0	1.0
Employee Stock
Equity [Line Items]
Performance of total shareholder return				100.00%
Total unrecognized compensation expense	$ 1,300			$ 1,300
Weighted average period for unrecognized compensation expense to be recognized				2 years 9 months 18 days
Employee Stock \| Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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Purchase price of common stock, percent				85.00%
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Additional performance-based awards to be earned upon certain levels of achievement (in shares)	0.6			0.6
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Award vesting rights, percentage of target amount		0.00%
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Equity [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage of target amount		200.00%