Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal Group

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Ownership Interest Sold, Percent

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Number Of Businesses That Comprise Discontinued Operations

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Percent, after disposal, of ownership interest of a discontinued operation in which an equity method investment is retained.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4B
-Subparagraph (d)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109222650&loc=SL51721665-107760

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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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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Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Feb. 14, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) business	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2021 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of businesses that comprise discontinued operations \| business		2
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss (gain) on sale		$ (90.6)	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Specialty Vehicle Technologies
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration for sale of business					$ 1,680.0
Loss (gain) on sale		(298.3)	0.0	0.0
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| High Pressure Solutions
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration for sale of business	$ 278.3
Loss (gain) on sale		$ 207.7	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Majority interest sold (as a percent)	55.00%
Common equity interest retained after disposal (as a percent)	45.00%