Financial Instruments and Risk Management - Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Cash	$ 366.8	$ 364.0
Cash equivalents	3.6	10.5
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 370.4	$ 374.5	$ 394.0	$ 463.8

Financial Instruments [Abstract]

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The amount of cash on hand and demand deposits. [Refer: Cash on hand]

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The amount of cash on hand and demand deposits, along with short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and that are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. [Refer: Cash; Cash equivalents]

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