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Business Combinations (Narrative) (Details) £ in Millions								3 Months Ended
Business Combinations (Narrative) (Details) £ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 20, 2023 USD ($)	Jan. 22, 2023 USD ($) shares	Jan. 03, 2023 USD ($) shares	May 04, 2022	Aug. 09, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 09, 2021 GBP (£)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain on remeasurements of investment upon acquisition								$ 1,400,000
IAA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price		$ 6,646,200,000
Cash consideration per share			$ 12.80
Shares issued per share \| shares			0.5252
Cash consideration		$ 1,714,200,000	$ 1,700,000,000
Common stock consideration (in shares) \| shares			70,300,000
Assumption of net debt			$ 1,200,000,000
Fair value measurement period of certain assets and liabilities, maximum		1 year
Acquiree's revenue	$ 80,000,000.0
Acquiree's net income	$ 2,900,000
Acquisition-related costs								201,200,000
Pre-acquisition transaction costs								$ 50,500,000
Equity award exchange ratio		0.763139
VeriTread
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of shares acquired \| shares				1,056,338
Total purchase price				$ 32,400,000
Cash consideration				28,100,000
Cash consideration for additional interest investment				$ 3,000,000.0
Voting equity interests owned including previous interest, percentage				75.00%
Prior holdings of issued and outstanding shares, percent				11.00%
Fair value of previously held interest				$ 4,300,000
Gain on remeasurements of investment upon acquisition				$ 1,400,000
Remaining units ownership interest, percentage				21.00%
Non-controlling interest classified as equity, percentage				4.00%
Fair value measurement period of certain assets and liabilities, maximum				1 year
VeriTread \| Existing stockholders
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of shares acquired \| shares				8,889,766
Cash consideration				$ 25,200,000
Euro Auctions Limited
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration under the terms of the SPA, to be paid on closing						$ 1,020,000,000.00	£ 775.0
2021 USD Notes
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage					100.00%
Senior Notes [Member] \| IAA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Assumption of net debt			$ 500,000,000.0
Redemption price percentage			102.75%