Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Assets
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 76.0	$ 89.8
Tax credit carryforwards	10.3	9.4
Stock-based compensation	7.7	9.4
Other comprehensive income	1.4	0.0
Inventory reserves	10.8	9.2
Right of use liability	6.0	6.9
Capitalized research and development expenditures	43.8	24.8
Reserves and other	11.2	12.0
Subtotal	167.2	161.5
Valuation allowance	(13.7)	(7.5)
Total assets	153.5	154.0
Liabilities
Accelerated depreciation	(164.1)	(177.2)
Accelerated amortization	(18.8)	(19.3)
Right of use asset	(6.0)	(6.9)
Other	(5.9)	(9.9)
Total liabilities	(194.8)	(213.3)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$ (41.3)	$ (59.3)

Deferred tax assets, inventory reserves.

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Deferred tax assets operating lease right of use asset.

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The tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the amount of the estimated future tax deductions arising from unrealized gains on items in other comprehensive income which can only be deducted for tax purposes when the gains are realized and which can only be realized if sufficient tax-basis income is generated in future periods to enable the deduction to be taken.

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Deferred tax liabilities operating lease liability.

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