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Debt Instrument, Collateral, Percentage of Non-Voting Capital Stock of Material First Tier Foreign Subsidiaries

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Debt Instrument, Collateral, Percentage of Capital Stock of Domestic Subsidiaries

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Debt Instrument, Collateral, Percentage of Capital Stock of Material First Tier Foreign Subsidiaries

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Debt Instrument, Number of Drawings

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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INDEBTEDNESS - Senior Credit Facilities (Details)		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
INDEBTEDNESS - Senior Credit Facilities (Details)	Apr. 21, 2023 USD ($) drawing	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2023 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of drawings \| drawing	3
Borrowings			$ 881,200,000
Incremental Term loans \| Term loans \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Incremental Term loans \| Term loans \| Term SOFR Loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Base for interest period	0.10%
Incremental Term loans \| Term loans \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), Period One
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Duration of interest period	1 month
Incremental Term loans \| Term loans \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), Period Two
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Duration of interest period	3 months
Incremental Term loans \| Term loans \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), Period Three
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Duration of interest period	6 months
Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rate of senior credit facilities			6.80%
Line of Credit \| Incremental Term loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Percentage of capital stock of domestic subsidiaries	100.00%
Percentage of capital stock of material first tier foreign subsidiaries	65.00%
Percentage of non-voting capital stock	100.00%
Revolving loans \| Revolving loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowings			$ 520,000,000.0
Amount of available borrowing capacity			389,200,000
Letters of credit issued, amount outstanding			10,800,000
Revolving loans \| Revolving loans \| UNITED STATES
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowings			100,000,000.0
Foreign credit instrument facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount of available borrowing capacity			9,600,000
Letters of credit issued, amount outstanding			$ 15,400,000
Secured Debt \| Senior Credit Facilities
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	$ 300,000,000.0
Borrowings		$ 300,000,000.0