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Debt (Schedule of Applicable Interest Rates on Variable-rate Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 12, 2020	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Schedule of Applicable Interest Rate on Variable-rate Debt [Line Items]
Total Debt		$ 3,100.0	$ 5,145.8
Secured Debt
Schedule of Applicable Interest Rate on Variable-rate Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)	200.00%
2017 Revolving Credit Facility
Schedule of Applicable Interest Rate on Variable-rate Debt [Line Items]
Secured Debt		0.0	900.0
Term Loan due 2025
Schedule of Applicable Interest Rate on Variable-rate Debt [Line Items]
Secured Debt		0.0	370.7
Term Loan due 2024
Schedule of Applicable Interest Rate on Variable-rate Debt [Line Items]
Secured Debt		$ 0.0	1,396.5
Fixed-rate instruments
Schedule of Applicable Interest Rate on Variable-rate Debt [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time		10.68%
Total Debt		$ 1,833.7
2017 Replacement Term Loan
Schedule of Applicable Interest Rate on Variable-rate Debt [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time		8.73%
Secured Debt		$ 1,222.8	0.0
Total Debt		$ 1,382.8
2018 Replacement Term Loan
Schedule of Applicable Interest Rate on Variable-rate Debt [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time		8.98%
Secured Debt		$ 327.2	$ 0.0
Total Debt		$ 367.1