Share-based Payments (Compensation Costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Total compensation costs related to share based payments	$ 62.4	$ 57.5	$ 44.5
Selling, general and administrative:
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Stock option compensation expense	3.5	7.7	12.2
Equity-classified share units	47.1	32.0	22.0
Liability-classified share units	2.9	2.5	0.0
Employee share purchase plan	7.3	4.7	2.8
Total compensation costs related to share based payments	60.8	46.9	37.0
Acquisition-related and integration costs:
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Acceleration of share-based payments expense	1.0	6.8	0.0
Share-based continuing employment costs	0.6	3.8	7.5
Total compensation costs related to share based payments	$ 1.6	$ 10.6	$ 7.5

Amount of acceleration of share-based payments expense in relation to business combinations.

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For transactions that are recognized separately from the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities in the business combination, such as related to pre-existing relationships with the acquiree, this element represents the disclosure of the amount of acquisition related share based continuing employment costs which have been expensed.

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Compensation Expense related to the company's contribution to employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).

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Compensation expense representing accretion of the fair value of the contingently redeemable performance share units on the grant or modification date over the remaining service period.

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The expense that accounts for the value of liability-classified share units distributed to employees as compensation.

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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Amount of noncash expense for option under share-based payment arrangement.

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