Revenues from Contracts - Schedule of Contract Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Unbilled receivables	$ 130.3	$ 106.4
Deferred revenue – current	(1,671.0)	(1,583.8)
Deferred revenue - non-current	(143.5)	(130.7)
Net contract assets/(liabilities)	(1,684.2)	$ (1,608.1)
Change in unbilled receivables	23.9
Change in deferred revenue - current	(87.2)
Change in deferred revenue - non-current	(12.8)
Change in net contract assets/(liabilities)	$ (76.1)

Contract With Customer, Asset, Net, Increase (Decrease)

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Contract With Customer, Liability, Billings In-Excess Of Revenues, And Customer Deposits, Increase (Decrease)

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Contract With Customer, Liability, Deferred Revenue, Billings In-Excess Of Revenues, And Customer Deposits, Current

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Contract With Customer, Liability, Noncurrent, Increase (Decrease)

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Contract With Customer, Net Asset (Liability)

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Increase (Decrease) In Contract With Customer, Asset (Liability)

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Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable, classified as noncurrent.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479837/606-10-45-1

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479806/606-10-50-8

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479837/606-10-45-2

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Unbilled amounts due for services rendered or to be rendered, actions taken or to be taken, or a promise to refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with the terms of a legally binding agreement between the entity and, at a minimum, one other party. An example would be amounts associated with contracts or programs where the recognized revenue for performance thereunder exceeds the amounts billed under the terms thereof as of the date of the balance sheet.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 912
-SubTopic 310
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478345/912-310-45-2

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