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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Acquisitions Narrative (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions				6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Nov. 04, 2022 USD ($)	May 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) employee acquisition	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) employee	Dec. 31, 2022 EUR (€) employee
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquisitions completed \| acquisition				2
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired				$ 324.6	$ 152.3
2023 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs	$ 2.7
Nadella
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue reported by acquired entity \| €							€ 100
ARB
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue reported by acquired entity						$ 35.0
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	326.9
Cash acquired from acquisition	$ 21.0
GGB
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue reported by acquired entity						200.0
Cash acquired from acquisition		$ 19.7
Payments to acquire business		$ 300.2
Spinea
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue reported by acquired entity						$ 40.0
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			$ 151.2
Cash acquired from acquisition			$ 0.2
Nadella
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of employees \| employee						450	450
GGB
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of employees \| employee				900