/* ========================================
   VisionPlus Wealth — How It Works
   Premium Agency-Level Design
   ======================================== */

/* ── Section ── */
.vpw-how-it-works {
    padding: 110px 0 100px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* ── Header ── */
.hiw-header {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 72px;
}

.hiw-label {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #0A4D8C;
    background: rgba(10, 77, 140, 0.07);
    padding: 8px 20px;
    border-radius: 100px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.hiw-title {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2.6rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: #0f172a;
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.hiw-subtitle {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    color: #64748b;
    line-height: 1.7;
    max-width: 520px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* ── Steps Container ── */
.hiw-steps {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 0;
    position: relative;
}

/* ── Individual Step ── */
.hiw-step {
    position: relative;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 0 16px;
}

.hiw-step-inner {
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid rgba(5, 43, 81, 0.06);
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 44px 28px 36px;
    position: relative;
    transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
}

.hiw-step-inner:hover {
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(5, 43, 81, 0.12);
    border-color: rgba(10, 77, 140, 0.12);
}

/* ── Step Number ── */
.hiw-step-num {
    position: absolute;
    top: -18px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
    background: #0a1f3f;
    color: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(10, 31, 63, 0.3);
    z-index: 2;
}

/* ── Step Icon ── */
.hiw-step-icon {
    width: 72px;
    height: 72px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f0f5fa 0%, #e8eef5 100%);
    border-radius: 18px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    margin-top: 8px;
    transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.hiw-step-icon i {
    font-size: 28px;
    color: #0A4D8C;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.hiw-step-inner:hover .hiw-step-icon {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0A4D8C 0%, #0a1f3f 100%);
    transform: scale(1.05);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(10, 31, 63, 0.2);
}

.hiw-step-inner:hover .hiw-step-icon i {
    color: #ffffff;
}

/* Accent variant for final step */
.hiw-step-icon--accent {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fef3c7 0%, #fde68a 100%) !important;
}

.hiw-step-icon--accent i {
    color: #d97706 !important;
}

.hiw-step-inner:hover .hiw-step-icon--accent {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f59e0b 0%, #d97706 100%) !important;
}

.hiw-step-inner:hover .hiw-step-icon--accent i {
    color: #ffffff !important;
}

/* ── Step Text ── */
.hiw-step-title {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #0f172a;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.hiw-step-desc {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    color: #64748b;
    line-height: 1.65;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    flex-grow: 1;
}

/* ── Time Badge ── */
.hiw-step-time {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #0A4D8C;
    background: rgba(10, 77, 140, 0.06);
    padding: 6px 14px;
    border-radius: 100px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}

.hiw-step-time i {
    font-size: 11px;
}

/* ── Connector Arrow ── */
.hiw-connector {
    display: none;
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
    .hiw-connector {
        display: block;
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        right: -8px;
        transform: translateY(-50%);
        z-index: 3;
    }

    .hiw-connector span {
        display: block;
        width: 16px;
        height: 16px;
        position: relative;
    }

    .hiw-connector span::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        left: 0;
        width: 10px;
        height: 2px;
        background: #cbd5e0;
        transform: translateY(-50%);
    }

    .hiw-connector span::after {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        right: 0;
        width: 6px;
        height: 6px;
        border-top: 2px solid #cbd5e0;
        border-right: 2px solid #cbd5e0;
        transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(45deg);
    }
}

/* ── CTA ── */
.hiw-cta {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 60px;
}

/* ── Responsive ── */

/* Tablet */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .vpw-how-it-works {
        padding: 80px 0 70px;
    }

    .hiw-header {
        margin-bottom: 56px;
    }

    .hiw-title {
        font-size: 2rem;
    }

    .hiw-steps {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 40px 20px;
    }

    .hiw-step {
        padding: 0;
    }
}

/* Mobile */
@media (max-width: 575px) {
    .vpw-how-it-works {
        padding: 60px 0 50px;
    }

    .hiw-header {
        margin-bottom: 44px;
    }

    .hiw-title {
        font-size: 1.65rem;
    }

    .hiw-subtitle {
        font-size: 0.95rem;
    }

    .hiw-steps {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 32px;
        max-width: 380px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .hiw-step-inner {
        padding: 40px 24px 30px;
    }

    .hiw-cta {
        margin-top: 44px;
    }
}

/* Large Desktop */
@media (min-width: 1400px) {
    .vpw-how-it-works {
        padding: 130px 0 110px;
    }

    .hiw-step-inner {
        padding: 48px 32px 40px;
    }
}

/* ── Accessibility ── */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .hiw-step-inner,
    .hiw-step-icon {
        transition: none !important;
    }

    .hiw-step-inner:hover {
        transform: none;
    }
}

/* Focus states */
.hiw-step-inner:focus-within {
    outline: 3px solid #0A4D8C;
    outline-offset: 4px;
    border-radius: 20px;
}