Impairment and Restructuring Charges - Restructuring Charges by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment charges	$ 29.5		$ 38.3	$ 4.5
Severance and related benefit costs	1.4	$ 2.5	2.8	3.1
Exit costs	0.4	0.4	1.2	0.6
Total	31.3	2.9	42.3	8.2
Mobile Industries
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment charges	29.5		38.3	1.1
Severance and related benefit costs	1.3	2.2	2.4	2.2
Exit costs	0.3	0.4	1.1	0.6
Total	31.1	2.6	41.8	3.9
Process Industries
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment charges	0.0		0.0	3.4
Severance and related benefit costs	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.9
Exit costs	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
Total	$ 0.2	$ 0.3	$ 0.5	$ 4.3

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