Acquisitions and Divestitures - Sale of Ambridge Group by Brit (Details) - Brit - Ambridge Group $ in Millions	May 10, 2023 USD ($)
Acquisitions and Divestitures
Aggregate consideration received	$ 379.0
Cash consideration received	265.8
Fair value of promissory note received in sale of business interests	113.2
Pre-tax gain on sale	259.1
After tax gain on sale	259.1
Deconsolidate assets, carrying values	309.3
Deconsolidate liabilities, carrying values	$ 191.3

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Carrying amount of deconsolidated assets upon closing of transaction.

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Carrying amount of deconsolidated liabilities upon closing of transaction.

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Amount of profit attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation, net of tax.

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The fair value of promissory note received upon the sale of business.

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Amount of gross profit attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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The fair value, at date of sale, of consideration received in sale of business interests.

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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