Fair Value of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
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Long-term Line of Credit	0.0	0.0
Term Loan A [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Secured Debt	484.3	484.3
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Secured Debt	484.3	484.3
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Secured Debt	486.7	486.1
Term Loan B [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Secured Debt	648.0	648.0
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Secured Debt	648.0	648.0
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Secured Debt	639.9	652.9
6.875% Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Unsecured Debt	$ 400.0	$ 400.0
6.875% Notes [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.875%	6.875%
6.875% Notes [Member] \| Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
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Unsecured Debt	379.5	395.0
6.50% Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Unsecured Debt	$ 500.0	$ 500.0
6.50% Notes [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.50%	6.50%
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Unsecured Debt	483.8	493.5
5.00% Notes due 2029 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Unsecured Debt	$ 600.0	$ 600.0
5.00% Notes due 2029 [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.00%	5.00%
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Unsecured Debt	$ 600.0	$ 600.0
5.00% Notes due 2029 [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Unsecured Debt	$ 513.0	$ 544.5

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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