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Additional Financial Information (Preferred Interest) (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Tower Holdings
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred interest issued					$ 6,000
Fixed Future Purchase Option Price			$ 6,000
Distribution reset period			5 years
Option to require redemption, certain contingent events, failure of subsidiary to pay preferred distributions, minimum number of periods \| segment			2
Tower Holdings \| Class A-1
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred interest issued			$ 1,500
Initial preferred distribution percentage			5.00%
Tower Holdings \| Class A-2
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred interest issued			$ 4,500
Initial preferred distribution percentage			4.75%
Tower Holdings \| Tower Fixed Rate Interests \| Subsequent Event
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Initial preferred distribution percentage	5.90%
Tower Holdings \| Tower Floating Rate Interests \| Subsequent Event
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Secured Overnight Financing Rate, Basis Spread				2.50%
Telco LLC \| Telco preferred interests
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Option to require redemption, certain contingent events, failure of subsidiary to pay preferred distributions, minimum number of periods \| segment			2
Telco LLC \| Class A-4 \| Subsequent Event
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred interest issued		$ 2,250
Initial preferred distribution percentage		5.94%
Distribution reset period		4 years
Telco LLC \| Noncontrolling Interest \| Telco preferred interests
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred interest issued			$ 7,250