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Percentage of funded status of pension protection act endangered zone maximum.

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Percentage of funded status of pension protection act Safe zone minimum.

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Percent of total contributions that we are listed as providing more than for Local 731 Private Scavengers and Garage Attendants Pension Trust Fund

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Amount of cost for employer contribution to multiemployer plan. Multiemployer plan includes, but is not limited to, pension plan determined to be individually significant and insignificant and other postretirement benefit plan.

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Percentage of entity's employees covered by collective-bargaining arrangement (CBA) to all entity's employees in multiemployer pension plan determined to be individually insignificant.

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Amount of the obligation recognized by withdrawing from a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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Employee Benefit Plans (Collective Bargaining Agreements and Multiemployer Pension Plans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Percentage of workforce covered by collective bargaining agreement	24.00%
Withdrawal costs				$ 31.6
Employer contribution cost	$ 76.4	$ 73.2	$ 72.1
Individually insignificant, contributions in excess of	$ 3.5
Percentage of funded status of pension protection act critical zone maximum, less than	65.00%
Percentage of funded status of pension protection act endangered zone maximum, less than	80.00%
Percentage of funded status of pension protection act Safe zone minimum, at least	80.00%
Percent of total contributions that we are listed as providing more than for Local 731 Private Scavengers and Garage Attendants Pension Trust Fund	5.00%
Collective Bargaining Arrangements Expiring In 2021
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Percentage of workforce covered by collective bargaining agreement	6.00%