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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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

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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Divestitures Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2023	Nov. 01, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestitures, net of cash divested			$ 4.5	$ 3.1
Pretax gain			3.6	$ 0.0
Disposed of by Sale \| S.E. Setco Services Company, LLC
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Joint venture percentage	50.00%
Proceeds from divestitures, net of cash divested	$ 5.7
Pretax gain	$ 4.8
Disposed of by Sale \| ADS
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestitures, net of cash divested		$ 33.0
Pretax gain			$ (1.2)