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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of short-term borrowings using unsecured obligations issued by banks, corporations and other borrowers to investors. The maturities of these money market securities generally do not exceed 270 days.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, after deduction of unamortized premium (discount) and debt issuance cost, of long-term debt. Excludes lease obligation.

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Debt - Schedule of Fair Value and Carrying Value of Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 29, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Jun. 12, 2020	May 14, 2020
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Less: current portion of long term-debt and commercial paper	$ 718.0	$ 1,001.7
1.750% Senior Notes, payable June 12, 2027; interest payable annually \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	1.75%	1.75%	1.75%
3.625% Senior Notes, payable May 15, 2030; interest payable semi-annually \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.625%	3.625%		3.625%
5.85% Senior Notes, payable September 18, 2028; interest payable semi-annually \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.85%	5.85%
Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Finance leases and other	$ 85.1	$ 77.7
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(9.6)	(11.0)
Total debt	2,350.9	2,660.4
Less: current portion of long term-debt and commercial paper	718.0	1,001.7
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,632.9	1,658.7
Fair Value \| United States
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Commercial paper	385.0	0.0
Term Loan Facility	0.0	675.0
Fair Value \| Europe
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Commercial paper	313.4	0.0
Term Loan Facility	0.0	242.8
Fair Value \| 1.750% Senior Notes, payable June 12, 2027; interest payable annually \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	508.0	521.9
Fair Value \| 3.625% Senior Notes, payable May 15, 2030; interest payable semi-annually \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	457.0	464.0
Fair Value \| 5.85% Senior Notes, payable September 18, 2028; interest payable semi-annually \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	612.0	622.9
Fair Value \| Senior Credit Facility, payable August 12, 2027
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	0.0	67.1
Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Finance leases and other	85.1	77.7
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(9.6)	(11.0)
Total debt	2,409.5	2,703.5
Less: current portion of long term-debt and commercial paper	718.0	1,001.7
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,691.5	1,701.8
Carrying Value \| United States
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Commercial paper	385.0	0.0
Term Loan Facility	0.0	675.0
Carrying Value \| Europe
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Commercial paper	313.4	0.0
Term Loan Facility	0.0	242.8
Carrying Value \| 1.750% Senior Notes, payable June 12, 2027; interest payable annually \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	535.6	551.9
Carrying Value \| 3.625% Senior Notes, payable May 15, 2030; interest payable semi-annually \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	500.0	500.0
Carrying Value \| 5.85% Senior Notes, payable September 18, 2028; interest payable semi-annually \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	600.0	600.0
Carrying Value \| Senior Credit Facility, payable August 12, 2027
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes payable	$ 0.0	$ 67.1