Non-vested Award Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Stock-settled awards
Stock-based Payment Award
Non-vested as of January 1, 2018	3.5
Nonvested as of January 1, 2018, weighted-average grant date fair value	$ 27.52
Granted	1.4
Granted, Weighted-average grant-date fair value	$ 35.54	$ 36.36	$ 26.96
Vested	(1.7)
Vested, Weighted-average grant date fair value	$ 21.92
Forfeited	(0.4)
Forfeited, Weighted-average grant date fair value	$ 31.04
Non-vested as of December 31, 2018	2.9	3.5
Nonvested as of December 31, 2018, weighted-average grant date fair value	$ 34.20	$ 27.52
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Reinstated in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 29.25
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Other	0.1
Total unrecognized compensation expense remaining	$ 47.9
Weighted-average years expected to be recognized over	1 year 4 months 24 days
Cash-settled awards
Stock-based Payment Award
Non-vested as of January 1, 2018	0.0
Nonvested as of January 1, 2018, weighted-average grant date fair value	$ 27.96
Granted	0.0
Granted, Weighted-average grant-date fair value	$ 35.71	$ 36.53	$ 0.0
Vested	0.0
Vested, Weighted-average grant date fair value	$ 21.02
Forfeited	0.0
Forfeited, Weighted-average grant date fair value	$ 34.96
Non-vested as of December 31, 2018	0.0	0.0
Nonvested as of December 31, 2018, weighted-average grant date fair value	$ 36.05	$ 27.96
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Reinstated in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 0.0
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Other	0.0
Total unrecognized compensation expense remaining	$ 0.7
Weighted-average years expected to be recognized over	1 year 8 months 12 days
Cash awards granted during the period target value	$ 20.4	$ 19.9	$ 85.8
Incentive compensation expense, non share-based	$ 31.5	$ 42.0	$ 47.8
Performance-based awards
Stock-based Payment Award
Non-vested as of January 1, 2018	2.9
Nonvested as of January 1, 2018, weighted-average grant date fair value	$ 24.31
Granted	2.1
Granted, Weighted-average grant-date fair value	$ 26.31	$ 29.95	$ 21.98
Vested	(2.4)
Vested, Weighted-average grant date fair value	$ 18.03
Forfeited	(0.3)
Forfeited, Weighted-average grant date fair value	$ 27.82
Non-vested as of December 31, 2018	2.3	2.9
Nonvested as of December 31, 2018, weighted-average grant date fair value	$ 32.09	$ 24.31
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Reinstated in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 33.26
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Other	0.0
Total unrecognized compensation expense remaining	$ 34.1
Weighted-average years expected to be recognized over	1 year 9 months 18 days
Cash awards granted during the period target value	$ 46.2	$ 46.0	$ 40.4
Incentive compensation expense, non share-based	$ 38.0	$ 44.7	$ 52.1

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