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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Mandatory Prepayment, Percent Of Excess Cash Flow

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Debt Instrument, Mandatory Prepayment, Percent Of Excess Cash Flow, Step Down One

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Debt Instrument, Mandatory Prepayment, Percent Of Excess Cash Flow, Step Down Two

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Debt Instrument, Mandatory Prepayments, Percentage of Net Cash Proceeds Of Asset Sales

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Debt Instrument, Mandatory Quarterly Amortization Payments

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Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal, Percent

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Payment to parent company to effectuate separation.

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Payments To Fund Merger

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Payments To Repurchase Debt Instrument, Accrued Interest Portion

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Payments To Repurchase Debt Instrument, Cash Portion

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt - Narrative (Details)					12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	Jun. 03, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2020 USD ($)	May 09, 2018 USD ($)	May 03, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from long-term debt					$ 0	$ 125,000,000	$ 36,500,000
Aggregate principal outstanding					$ 728,766,000	940,616,000
2018 Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 150,000,000
2018 Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate					2.63%
2020 Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate					6.00%
Payments to fund merger	$ 527,400,000
Amortization payments	6,700,000
6.375% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash payment to Dover				$ 700,000,000
Aggregate principal amount repurchased						23,000,000
Payments to repurchase debt, cash payments						23,400,000
Payments to repurchase debt, accrued interest						200,000
Loss on repurchase of debt						900,000
Term Loan Facility \| Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term			7 years
Term Loan Facility \| 2018 Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt issued		$ 537,000,000
Term Loan Facility \| 2018 Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt issued			$ 415,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt			$ 408,700,000
Mandatory amortization payment, percent per annum			1.00%
Mandatory prepayments, percent of net cash proceeds			100.00%
Mandatory prepayments, percent of net cash proceeds, step down one			75.00%
Mandatory prepayments, percent of net cash proceeds, step down two			50.00%
Mandatory prepayment in excess of cash flow			50.00%
Mandatory prepayment in excess of cash flow, step down one			25.00%
Mandatory prepayment in excess of cash flow, step down two			0.00%
Aggregate principal outstanding					$ 140,000,000	140,000,000
Term Loan Facility \| 2020 Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt issued	$ 537,000,000
Aggregate principal outstanding					496,725,000	523,575,000
Term Loan Facility \| 2020 Term Loan Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Term Loan Facility \| 2020 Term Loan Facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Term Loan Facility \| 2020 Term Loan Facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	4.00%
Term Loan Facility \| 2020 Term Loan Facility \| Eurocurrency Marginal Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	5.00%
Term Loan Facility \| 2020 Term Loan Facility \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal outstanding					0	0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term			5 years
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2018 Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term		5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 400,000,000
Borrowings on the credit facility					$ 0
Letters of credit \| 2018 Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 100,000,000
Senior Notes \| 6.375% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt issued				300,000,000
Debt interest rate					6.375%
Proceeds from long-term debt				$ 293,800,000
Redemption price, percentage of principal amount of debt					104.781%
Aggregate principal amount repurchased					$ 185,000,000
Payments to repurchase debt, cash payments					196,600,000
Payments to repurchase debt, accrued interest					2,700,000
Aggregate principal outstanding					92,041,000	$ 277,041,000
Loss on repurchase of debt					$ 11,100,000
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. \| Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum interest coverage ratio			2.50
Maximum total leverage ratio			3.75