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Business Acquisitions and Dispositions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase price, net of cash acquired					$ (5.9)	$ 60.0
Cash purchase price		$ 131.0
Pre-tax loss on the sale	$ 0.0	$ (5.3)		$ 0.0	(5.3)	$ 0.0
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Income from service	$ 2.5				$ 4.5
EI Electronics LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase price, net of cash acquired				$ 60.0
Indústria Eletromecânica Balestro Ltda
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase price, net of cash acquired			$ 87.0
Northern Star Holdings, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase price, net of cash acquired			$ 1,100.0