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Business Combination, Consideration To Be Transferred

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Mar. 11, 2024	Mar. 22, 2024	Feb. 29, 2024	Nov. 30, 2023	Aug. 31, 2023	Feb. 28, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022	Aug. 31, 2022	Feb. 29, 2024	Mar. 20, 2024
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Authorized amount of stock to be repurchased			$ 166.2						$ 166.2
Remaining authorized stock repurchase amount			46.0						46.0
Treasury stock, value acquired			$ 54.2	$ 52.3	$ 36.2	$ 46.9	$ 26.0	$ 5.1	$ 142.7
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Increase in authorized amount										$ 54.6
Authorized amount of stock to be repurchased										$ 100.0
Treasury stock, value acquired		$ 0.6
Subsequent Event \| 9 Story Media Group
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of economic interests and minority voting rights to be acquired	100.00%
Consideration to be transferred	$ 186.0
Common Class \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividend declared per share (in dollars per share)										$ 0.20