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Accounts Receivable (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 11 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 15, 2020 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 06, 2022 | Mar. 06, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) program | Jan. 15, 2020 bank | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Derecognition of Financial Assets by Type of Transfer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
A/R sales program, number of third-party banks | bank |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Number of supplier financing programs | program |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Contract assets |  |  |  |  | $ 231,800,000 |  | $ 226,700,000
Factoring of receivables from prior facility program. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derecognition of Financial Assets by Type of Transfer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement to sell trade receivables, maximum capacity | $ 200,000,000.0 | $ 250,000,000.0 |  |  | 300,000,000.0 |  |
Factoring of receivables from facility program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derecognition of Financial Assets by Type of Transfer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold during period |  |  |  |  | 119,700,000 |  | 90,600,000
Factoring of receivables from supplier financing program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derecognition of Financial Assets by Type of Transfer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable sold during period |  |  |  |  | $ 65,300,000 |  | $ 50,400,000
CCS Segment Customer |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derecognition of Financial Assets by Type of Transfer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of supplier financing programs | program |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
ATS Segment Customer |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derecognition of Financial Assets by Type of Transfer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of supplier financing programs | program |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Accounts Receivable Sales Program | Factoring of receivables from prior facility program. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derecognition of Financial Assets by Type of Transfer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement to sell trade receivables, maximum capacity |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000.0 |  |  |
Accounts Receivable Sales Program | Factoring of receivables from facility program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derecognition of Financial Assets by Type of Transfer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notice before termination |  |  |  | 3 months |  |  |
Accounts Receivable Sales Program | Factoring of receivables from facility program | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derecognition of Financial Assets by Type of Transfer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extension term |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |

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