Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Apr. 03, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 17, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) reporting_unit segment $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of reporting segments | segment			2
One-time cash dividend			$ 23,700,000	$ 0	$ 0
Transition service support period (up to)	18 months
Cash allocated			227,200,000	$ 230,700,000
Revenue recognized for government contracts in progress			$ 211,000,000
Common stock distributed (in shares) | shares	56,700
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.00		$ 1.00
Dilutive equity instruments (in shares) | shares			700	0	0
Stock-based awards outstanding, options (in shares) | shares			511	0	0
Stock-based awards outstanding, equity instruments other than options (in shares) | shares				0	0
Number of stock options excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) | shares			400
Allowance for credit losses			$ 11,800,000	$ 6,100,000
Allowance for credit losses activity			$ 0	$ 0
Percentage of inventories costed using LIFO method			12.40%	12.20%
Increase in value of inventories if LIFO inventories were valued under FIFO			$ 9,500,000	$ 14,800,000
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory			33,300,000	29,000,000
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory activity			0	0
Impairment of long-lived assets			0	0	$ 0
Depreciation expense			$ 39,600,000	42,200,000	44,100,000
Number of reporting units | reporting_unit			2
Goodwill impairment charges			$ 0	0	0
Intangible asset impairment charges			0	0	0
Net intangible assets			308,900,000	344,900,000	$ 388,500,000	$ 433,300,000
Intangibles with indefinite useful lives			$ 45,500,000	$ 45,500,000
Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Estimated cost of capital (percent)			11.00%
Minimum | Buildings and improvements
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment			10 years
Minimum | Machinery and equipment
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment			3 years
Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Estimated cost of capital (percent)			12.00%
Maximum | Buildings and improvements
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment			25 years
Maximum | Machinery and equipment
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment			10 years
Weighted Average
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Estimated cost of capital (percent)			11.40%
Crane Net Investment
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Net assets received in spinoff	$ 382,900,000
Related Party
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Cash consideration	84,000,000
Cash allocated	0
SpinCo | Related Party
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
One-time cash dividend	275,000,000
Term Facility | Credit Agreement | Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 350,000,000	$ 350,000,000
Term loan facility, term	3 years	3 years