Share-based Compensation Expense and Effect on Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 165.0	$ 172.0	$ 175.0
After tax	$ 146.0	$ 136.0	$ 155.0
Earnings per common share-diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.19	$ 0.21

The effect of share-based compensation expense on net income per common share-diluted

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Amount, after tax, of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of noncash expense for share-based payment arrangement.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (a)
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 230
-Publisher FASB
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