Receivables - Components of Finance and Contract Receivables Beyond One Year (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	$ 1,695.3	$ 1,600.8
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(49.5)	(46.2)
Total long-term finance and contract receivables – net	1,645.8	1,554.6
Finance Receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	1,290.7	1,212.1
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(44.8)	(41.3)
Total long-term finance and contract receivables – net	1,245.9	1,170.8
Finance Receivables \| Finance installment receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	1,283.2	1,210.4
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(44.7)	(41.3)
Finance Receivables \| Finance lease receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Unearned finance charges, noncurrent	1.6	0.2
Long-term finance and contract receivables	7.5	1.7
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(0.1)	0.0
Contract Receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	404.6	388.7
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(4.7)	(4.9)
Total long-term finance and contract receivables – net	399.9	383.8
Contract Receivables \| Finance installment receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Long-term finance and contract receivables	212.3	202.1
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	(3.1)	(3.1)
Contract Receivables \| Finance lease receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Unearned finance charges, noncurrent	33.2	30.7
Long-term finance and contract receivables	192.3	186.6
Allowance for credit loss, noncurrent	$ (1.6)	$ (1.8)

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable, classified as noncurrent.

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Amortized cost, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable classified as noncurrent. Excludes net investment in lease.

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