Goodwill and Intangibles - Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	$ 29.3	$ 24.9
Spectrum frequencies
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Changes to the carrying amount of indefinite-lived intangible asset	4.4
MGU \| Trade name
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	$ 5.2

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Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit.

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-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
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