Revenue - Performance obligation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2026
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Price allocated to remaining performance obligations	$ 368.0
Revenue recognition for remaining performance obligations	288.0
Revenue Recognition for Remaining Performance Obligations in next 24 months	76.0
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Price allocated to remaining performance obligations	$ 368.0
Forecast
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Price allocated to remaining performance obligations		$ 3.3
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Price allocated to remaining performance obligations		$ 3.3

Revenue to be recognized for the remaining performance obligations over next 12 months

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Revenue Recognition for Remaining Performance Obligations in next 24 months

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Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (a)
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 606
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479806/606-10-50-13

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