Revenue Recognition (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) segment item	Mar. 26, 2023 USD ($)
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Number of distribution channels \| item	4
Number of geographic segments \| segment	3
Revenue	$ 570.9	$ 471.7
Minimum
Disaggregation of Revenue
Period of Business Operations	150 years
Wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	$ 375.2	288.4
OEM
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	66.4	71.3
Specialty
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	105.6	90.5
DIY
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Revenue	23.7	21.5
Residential & commercial flow control
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	345.9	255.9
HVAC & gas
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	140.1	143.9
Drains & water re-use
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	56.5	43.1
Water quality
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Revenue	28.4	28.8
Americas
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Revenue	418.8	323.2
Americas \| Wholesale
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Revenue	272.2	188.8
Americas \| OEM
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	26.0	23.1
Americas \| Specialty
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	97.5	90.5
Americas \| DIY
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Revenue	23.1	20.8
Americas \| Residential & commercial flow control
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	273.6	194.5
Americas \| HVAC & gas
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Revenue	85.1	78.2
Americas \| Drains & water re-use
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	33.0	22.8
Americas \| Water quality
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	27.1	27.7
Europe
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Revenue	123.3	128.3
Europe \| Wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	84.0	81.1
Europe \| OEM
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	38.7	46.5
Europe \| DIY
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	0.6	0.7
Europe \| Residential & commercial flow control
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	47.2	45.5
Europe \| HVAC & gas
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	52.2	62.3
Europe \| Drains & water re-use
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	22.9	19.6
Europe \| Water quality
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	1.0	0.9
APMEA
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	28.8	20.2
APMEA \| Wholesale
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Revenue	19.0	18.5
APMEA \| OEM
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	1.7	1.7
APMEA \| Specialty
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	8.1
APMEA \| Residential & commercial flow control
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	25.1	15.9
APMEA \| HVAC & gas
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	2.8	3.4
APMEA \| Drains & water re-use
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	0.6	0.7
APMEA \| Water quality
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	$ 0.3	$ 0.2

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