Leases - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Operating Leases
2023 (excluding six months ended June 30, 2023)	$ 7.1
2024	14.1
2025	13.6
2026	12.0
2027	10.1
Thereafter	244.2
Total Lease Payments	301.1
Less: Imputed interest	(140.0)
Present Value of Lease Liabilities	161.1	$ 160.3
Finance Leases
2023 (excluding six months ended June 30, 2023)	0.4
2024	4.6
2025	0.5
2026	0.5
2027	0.5
Thereafter	20.9
Total Lease Payments	27.4
Less: Imputed interest	(13.0)
Present Value of Lease Liabilities	14.4	$ 15.0
2023 (excluding six months ended June 30, 2023)	7.5
2024	18.7
2025	14.1
2026	12.5
2027	10.6
Thereafter	265.1
Total Lease Payments	328.5
Less: Imputed interest	(153.0)
Present Value of Lease Liabilities	$ 175.5

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-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147478964/842-20-50-6

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-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479041/842-20-45-1

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