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Employee Benefit Plans - U.S. Pension Annuity Purchase (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) participant
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Settlement charge	$ 1.3	$ 0.0	$ 42.3
U.S. pension annuity purchase
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, number of plan participants included in settlement | participant			3,400
Settlements			$ 97.3
Settlement charge			$ 42.3

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in net periodic benefit (cost) credit from irrevocable action relieving primary responsibility for benefit obligation and eliminating risk related to obligation and assets used to effect settlement.

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-Topic 715
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of (increase) decrease to benefit obligation of defined benefit plan from irrevocable action relieving primary responsibility for benefit obligation and eliminating risk for obligation and assets used to effect settlement. Includes, but is not limited to, lump-sum cash payment to participant in exchange for right to receive specified benefits, purchase of nonparticipating annuity contract and change from remeasurement.

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