Earnings and Dividends Per Common Share, Outstanding Anti-dilutive Securities (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Contingently convertible securities included in diluted earnings per share [true false]	false	false
Treasury stock method [Member] \| Stock-based compensation awards [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive instruments	1.2	0.2
Convertible Preferred Stock, Series L [Member] \| If-converted method [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive instruments	25.3	25.3

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