Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The cash outflow during the period for redemption of redeemable noncontrolling interests.

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Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 07, 2022	Apr. 01, 2021	Mar. 05, 2019
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Temporary equity, carrying amount, period increase (decrease)	$ 37.8
Noncontrolling interest, deferred tax expense	$ 3.5
PO Holding
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired	4.53%
Total consideration	$ 234.0
Deferred liability	216.6
Payments for repurchase of redeemable noncontrolling interest	$ 254.4
Discovery Benefits
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling interest			4.90%
WEX Bank
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling interest		4.53%
Ownership percentage	100.00%