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Interest and fees paid on total indebtedness

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Line Of Credit Facility Covenants Maximum Debt To Capitalization Percentage

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Proceeds From Issuance Of Long term Debt Net Of Issuance Costs And Discounts

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Short-Term Debt Supporting International Operations, China

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Short-Term Debt Supporting Operations

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Amount of debt and lease obligation, classified as current.

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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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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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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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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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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current portion 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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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 12, 2021	Feb. 28, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt						$ 0.0	$ (16.8)	$ 0.0
Issuance of long-term debt						0.0	298.7	225.0
Short-term debt						4.7	9.7
Borrowings to support international operations in China						2.8	1.6
Borrowings to support operations						1.9	8.1
Interest and fees paid						47.5	65.6	$ 54.4
Other LOC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit						55.8	30.0
2021 Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, available borrowing capacity	$ 75.0
Line of credit facility, covenants, maximum debt to capitalization percentage	65.00%
Notes 2022 Term
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt							16.0
Letters of Credit \| Other LOC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit						$ 31.7	$ 23.2
Letters of Credit \| 2021 Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 50.0
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2021 Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Agreement term	5 years
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 750.0
Senior Notes \| Notes 2031 Term
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 300.0
Interest rate, stated percentage	2.30%					2.30%
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	$ 295.5
Senior Notes \| Notes 2022 Term
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 300.0
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.625%
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ 16.8
Cash premium from extinguishment of debt					$ 16.0
Senior Notes \| Notes 2028 Term
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 450.0
Interest rate, stated percentage		3.50%				3.50%
Issuance of long-term debt		$ 442.6
Senior Notes \| Notes 2027 Term
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount			$ 300.0
Interest rate, stated percentage			3.15%			3.15%
Issuance of long-term debt			$ 294.6
Senior Notes \| Notes 2026 Term
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount				$ 400.0
Interest rate, stated percentage				3.35%		3.35%
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt				$ 393.4
Senior Notes \| Revolving Credit Facility \| 2021 Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, accordion feature, higher borrowing capacity option	$ 1,250.0