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Percentage of multiplication award by product.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award, equity instruments other than options, expected to vest.

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Represents share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award fair value assumptions expected forfeiture rate.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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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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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable or convertible, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for fully vested and expected to vest exercisable or convertible options, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, unvested options for which requisite service period has not been rendered but that are expected to vest based on achievement of performance condition, if forfeitures are recognized when they occur.

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Accounting for Stock-based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended					24 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2018 shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) PerformancePeriod $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) PerformancePeriod shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) PerformancePeriod shares	Dec. 31, 2019 shares	Dec. 31, 2015 PerformancePeriod	Dec. 31, 2021 shares
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, vested and expected to vest, exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual term		9 months 18 days
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual term		9 months 18 days
Employee Stock Option
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares grants		0	0	0
Share price \| $ / shares		$ 99.05
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, exercises in period, intrinsic value \| $		$ 1.9	$ 0.8	$ 5.1
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period		3 years
Share price \| $ / shares		$ 99.05
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, equity instruments other than options, vested in period, fair value \| $		$ 10.8	$ 7.9	$ 14.1
Number of shares, granted		148,361	132,757	170,411
Number of shares, vested		140,666	119,203	258,307
Cash Settled RSUs
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period		3 years
Share price \| $ / shares		$ 99.05
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, equity instruments other than options, vested in period, fair value \| $		$ 6.6	$ 8.7	$ 9.3
Number of shares, granted		115,024	52,246	134,259
Number of shares, vested		75,566	104,272	154,653
Performance Shares
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price \| $ / shares		$ 99.05
Number of performance period in performance based share program \| PerformancePeriod		1	2	3		2
Percentage of multiplication award by product		2.00%
Number of shares, granted		38,412	54,216	87,314	47,634		66,805
Number of shares, vested		47,634	63,258	88,038
Number of shares, expected to vest		66,805
Minimum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, fair value assumptions, expected forfeiture rate		0.00%
Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, fair value assumptions, expected forfeiture rate		19.61%
Omnibus Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares grants	1,600,000	10,885
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares available for grant		775,252
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual term		10 years
Omnibus Plan \| Non-Employee Director Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price \| $ / shares		$ 99.05
Number of shares, granted		11,399	11,186	12,541
Number of shares, vested		11,637	12,110	10,891