The agreement amount under the accounts receivables sales facility.

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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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Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration from customer for product sold and service rendered in normal course of business.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of derecognized financial assets from transactions which comprise an initial transfer and an agreement entered into in contemplation of the initial transfer resulting in retention of substantially all of the exposure to the economic return throughout the term of the transaction, at the date of derecognition.

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Accounts Receivable Purchase and Sales Agreement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 21, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jan. 31, 2017
5.50% senior notes due January 2023
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement
Interest rate on senior notes (as a percent)		5.50%		5.50%
5.10% senior notes due September 2023
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement
Interest rate on senior notes (as a percent)		5.10%		5.10%
0.75% senior exchangeable notes due January 2024
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement
Interest rate on senior notes (as a percent)		0.75%	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%
Asset Pledged as Collateral
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement
Trade receivables		$ 63.3		$ 44.2
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement
Agreement amount					$ 250.0
Receivables sold		154.0		$ 113.0
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement, First Amendment
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement
Agreement amount	$ 150.0
Agreement expiration term extension (in years)	2 years
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement, Third Amendment
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement
Agreement amount		250.0
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement, Third Amendment \| Accelerated Expiration of Agreement, October 17, 2023
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement
Threshold amount of remaining principal balance		$ 88.5
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement, Third Amendment \| 5.50% senior notes due January 2023 \| Accelerated Expiration of Agreement, November 19, 2022
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement
Interest rate on senior notes (as a percent)		5.50%
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement, Third Amendment \| 5.10% senior notes due September 2023 \| Accelerated Expiration of Agreement, June 17, 2023
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement
Interest rate on senior notes (as a percent)		5.10%
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement, Third Amendment \| 0.75% senior exchangeable notes due January 2024 \| Accelerated Expiration of Agreement, October 17, 2023
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement
Interest rate on senior notes (as a percent)		0.75%
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement, Third Amendment \| Maximum
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement
Agreement amount		$ 300.0