Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations, Term For Continued Services

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations, Unfavorable Contract Liability

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations, Unfavorable Contract Liability, Amortization

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Disposal Group, Payment For Working Capital Adjustment

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Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Transition Services Agreement, Period

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 942
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 944
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2024	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Payment for working capital adjustment for sale of product group		$ 36.3	$ 0.0
Becton, Dickinson and Company
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Accounts payable		64.5
Critical Care \| Becton, Dickinson and Company
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Payment for working capital adjustment for sale of product group		36.3
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Critical Care
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Transition services agreement period	36 months
Unfavorable contract liability	$ 115.1	73.9
Term for continued services	36 months
Amortization of unfavorable contract liability		$ 17.9