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	Mar. 10, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Jul. 30, 2026	Jul. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2022	Jul. 30, 2021
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Principal amount		$ 403.4					$ 438.4
Reclassification Of Operating Lease To Finance Lease		15.0
Term Loan [Member] \| Four Hundred Fifty Million Term Loan Facility
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Weighted average interest rate (percent)		6.10%	1.70%
Maturity Date		Jul. 30, 2026
Principal amount		$ 383.1					435.9
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Maturity Date		Jul. 30, 2026
Remaining availability under revolving credit facility		$ 519.2
Principal amount		0.0	$ 0.0				0.0
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Third Amended Credit Agreement
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Finance leases [Member]
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Principal amount		$ 20.1					$ 2.3
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Second Amended Credit Agreement \| Four Hundred Fifty Million Term Loan Facility
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Debt instrument, face amount								$ 450.0
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Debt Instrument Interest Rate at Period End		6.10%
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Minimum [Member] \| Third Amended Credit Agreement
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Subsequent Event \| Third Amended Credit Agreement
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Subsequent Event \| Third Amended Credit Agreement \| Four Hundred Fifty Million Term Loan Facility
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