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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2024
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Effective tax rate (percent) | 20.00% | 13.00% | 18.00% | 14.00% |
U.S. federal and state taxes, withholding taxes and foreign taxes | $ 141.0 | $ 123.6 | $ 384.2 | $ 315.0 |
Tax provision related to the derecognition of deferred tax assets from a business combination |  |  | 30.6 |  |
Tax benefit from foreign-derived intangible income deduction | 11.1 | 33.1 | 62.0 | 84.0 |
Excess tax benefits on stock compensation | 9.2 | $ 9.3 | 58.5 | $ 33.8 |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 86.6 |  | 86.6 |  | $ 75.9
Unrecognized tax benefits that would favorably affect effective tax rate | 70.8 |  | 70.8 |  |
Accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits | $ 11.6 |  | $ 11.6 |  | $ 8.8
Possible increase in effective tax rate as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act |  |  | 1.00% |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in expected tax payments in 2025 |  |  | $ 100.0 |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in expected tax payments in 2025 |  |  | $ 150.0 |  |

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