Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Earnings (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Earnings
Derivatives qualifying as hedges, tax expense (benefit)	$ 0.4	$ 0.1	$ 2.7	$ (0.1)
Reclassification adjustment from AOCI on derivatives, tax expense (benefit)	0.1	1.3	1.9	4.0
Foreign currency translation adjustment, tax	0.1		0.3	0.1
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments in unconsolidated affiliates, tax	$ 0.6	$ 1.0	$ 0.4	$ 1.5

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Amount of tax expense (benefit), after reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature, attributable to parent entity.

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Amount, after reclassification, of tax expense (benefit) for gain (loss) from derivative instrument designated and qualifying as cash flow hedge included in assessment of hedge effectiveness.

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