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Derivative Financial Instruments - Foreign Exchange Rate and Commodity Price Risk (Details) € in Millions, ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended | 80 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2024 SGD ($) $ / bbl bbl | Jun. 30, 2024 SGD ($) $ / bbl bbl | Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) $ / bbl | Jun. 30, 2024 EUR (€) $ / bbl | Jun. 30, 2024 JPY (¥) $ / bbl | Dec. 31, 2023 SGD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Currency forwards | EUR | Intercompany Demand Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 278.6 |
Currency forwards | SGD | Intercompany Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | $ 601.5 | $ 601.5 |  |  |  | $ 601.5 |  |  |
Currency forwards | SGD | Intercompany Demand Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | $ 98.1 | 98.1 |  |  |  | $ 94.0 |  |  |
Currency forwards | USD | Intercompany Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount |  |  | $ 13.4 |  |  |  | $ 13.4 |  |
Currency forwards | USD | Intercompany Demand Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount |  |  | 178.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward Contracts, One | EUR | Intercompany Demand Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | € |  |  |  | € 290.2 |  |  |  |  |
Forward Contracts, Two | EUR | Intercompany Demand Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | € |  |  |  | 23.5 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contract term | 18 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward | Purchase | Designated as Hedging Instrument | EUR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | € |  |  |  | 30.5 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward | Purchase | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Yen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | ¥ |  |  |  |  | ¥ 5,750.0 |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward | Purchase | Designated as Hedging Instrument | SGD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | $ 41.1 | 41.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward | Sell | Designated as Hedging Instrument | EUR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.4 | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward | Sell | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Yen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | 1.4 | 1.4 | 27.6 | 11.2 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward | Sell | Designated as Hedging Instrument | SGD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | 14.9 | € 14.6 |  |  |  |  |
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract | Net Investment Hedges: | Yen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | ¥ |  |  |  |  | ¥ 8,700.0 |  |  |  |
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract | Net Investment Hedges: | USD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount |  |  | $ 79.9 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 90.0
Options Held |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, nonmonetary notional amount, volume | bbl | 201,801 | 1,079,145 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, average price risk option strike price | $ / bbl | 86.26 | 86.26 | 86.26 | 86.26 | 86.26 |  |  |  |

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