Legal Matters and Contingencies - Estimated Asbestos Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Liability for Asbestos and Environmental Claims, Net [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance, January 1,	$ 110,332	$ 102,903
Cash payment activity	(2,349)	(1,919)
Other, net	(2,957)	(1,592)
Ending balance, March 31,	$ 105,026	$ 99,392

Liability For Asbestos And Environmental Claims, Net, Other Adjustments

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of reserves for the costs of settling insured claims and costs incurred in the claims settlement process attributable to asbestos and environmental claims, net of estimated reinsurance recoveries.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (cc)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480081/944-40-50-3

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480081/944-40-50-3

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Amount, after effects of reinsurance, of payments to settle insured claims and pay costs incurred in the claims settlement process attributable to asbestos and environmental claims.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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