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Note 15 - Debt (Details Textual) $ in Millions |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Apr. 05, 2023 USD ($) | Sep. 09, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Mar. 03, 2023 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($) | Mar. 11, 2022 USD ($)
Interest Payable, Current |  |  | $ 19.1 | $ 16.3 |  |  |  |
Interest Expense Excluding Earn Out Interest |  |  | 131.3 | 135.5 | $ 127.0 |  |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  | 4.6 | 4.4 |  |  |  |
Bilateral Term Loan Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 125.0
BSBY Margin [Member] | Bilateral Term Loan Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  | 1.35% |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 1,000.0 |  | 1,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  | 995.4 | 5.6 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Leverage Ratio | 3.75 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, First Request Increase | 4.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Second Request Increase | 4.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Issuance Costs Incurred During Noncash or Partial Noncash Transaction | $ 1.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Bilateral Term Loan Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 275.0 |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage | 0.08% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage | 0.175% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 1.625% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt, Gross |  |  | $ 2,850.0 | $ 2,850.0 |  | $ 500.0 |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 5.75% |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount, Current |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4.7 |  |
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5.5 |  |

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