Segment Information - Capital Expenditures, Depreciation, Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segment	$ 222.5	$ 202.7	$ 182.6
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	235.0	218.0	193.8
Amortization of intangible assets:	58.3	57.8	52.0
Total	293.3	275.8	245.8
Reportable Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segment	218.1	195.3	176.4
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	219.5	206.1	181.4
Reportable Segments \| North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segment	62.6	43.8	41.4
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	82.4	73.9	69.1
Reportable Segments \| Latin America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segment	33.0	48.8	50.1
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	53.9	53.6	49.1
Reportable Segments \| Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segment	76.9	72.1	50.5
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	57.0	54.2	39.6
Reportable Segments \| Rest of World
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segment	45.6	30.6	34.4
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	26.2	24.4	23.6
Corporate items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segment	4.4	7.4	6.2
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	3.5	5.3	8.4
Other items not allocated to segments(b):
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	0.0	0.0	0.1
Other items not allocated to segments(b): \| Reorganization and Restructuring
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	0.0	1.2	1.0
Other items not allocated to segments(b): \| Argentina
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	$ 12.0	$ 5.4	$ 2.9

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