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ACQUISITIONS - Acquisition Summary (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2024 item | Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) item | Mar. 31, 2023 item | Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) item | May 31, 2024 item | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of acquisitions | item | 0 | 3 | 0 |  |  |  |
Number of other immaterial acquisitions | item |  | 2 |  |  | 2 | 1 |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 7,821.9 |  |  | $ 8,148.2
Payments for merger related costs |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |
Acquisition related liabilities and contingent consideration, purchase accounting adjustments |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |
Prior year business combinations, net tangible assets adjustments |  |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |
Prior year business combinations, net intangible assets adjustments |  |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |
Prior year business combinations, goodwill adjustments |  |  |  | $ (0.3) |  |  |
Weighted average useful lives of definite-lived intangible assets acquired from other acquisitions |  |  |  | 9 years | 12 years |  |
Global Institutional and Specialty |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 609.6 |  |  | $ 610.0
Business Acquisitions and Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net tangible assets (liabilities) acquired |  | $ 9.4 |  | 0.1 | $ 9.4 |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  | 57.3 |  | 14.4 | 57.3 |  |
Goodwill |  | 38.7 |  | 22.8 | 38.7 |  |
Total aggregate purchase price |  |  |  | 37.3 | 105.4 |  |
Acquisition related liabilities and contingent consideration |  |  |  | (2.0) | (4.8) |  |
Net cash paid for acquisitions, including acquisition-related liabilities and contingent consideration |  |  |  | 35.3 | 100.6 |  |
Business Acquisitions and Investment | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  | 35.7 |  | 11.0 | 35.7 |  |
Business Acquisitions and Investment | Trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |
Business Acquisitions and Investment | Other technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  | $ 21.6 |  | $ 1.6 | $ 21.6 |  |

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