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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION Description Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Cash paid during period for:
Interest	$ 179.0	$ 180.3
Income taxes, net of refunds	194.5	181.2
Disclosure of non-cash financing and investing activities:
Decrease in Capital Expenditures Incurred but not yet Paid	$ (35.6)	$ 23.1

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Amount, after refund, of cash paid to foreign, federal, state, and local jurisdictions as income tax.

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