Acquisitions and Divestitures - Acquisition of Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. (Details) - Oct. 01, 2024 - Sleep Country $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions, $ in Millions	USD ($) $ / shares	CAD ($)
Acquisitions and Divestitures
Purchase consideration	$ 880.6	$ 1,200.0
Cash consideration for acquisition of shares, per share	$ 35
Cash consideration	$ 562.7	759.9
New non-recourse borrowings	$ 317.9	$ 429.2

The amount of new non-recourse borrowings incurred ad purchase consideration in a business acquisition.

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The cash consideration per share paid in a business combination.

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The fair value at acquisition date of the consideration transferred and the existing equity interest in the acquired entity previously held by the Company.

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The fair value, at acquisition date, of cash transferred as consideration in a business combination. [Refer: Total for all business combinations [member]]

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