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Derivative Financial Instruments - Foreign Exchange Rate and Commodity Price Risk (Details) € in Millions, ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended | 83 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2024 SGD ($) $ / bbl bbl | Sep. 30, 2024 SGD ($) $ / bbl bbl | Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) $ / bbl | Sep. 30, 2024 EUR (€) $ / bbl | Sep. 30, 2024 JPY (¥) $ / bbl | Jul. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 SGD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Currency Forwards | EUR | Intercompany Demand Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | € |  |  |  | € 143.9 |  |  |  |  | € 278.6 |
Currency Forwards | SGD | Intercompany Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | $ 421.9 | $ 421.9 |  |  |  |  | $ 601.5 |  |  |
Currency Forwards | SGD | Intercompany Demand Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 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 |  |  | 47.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | € |  |  |  | 24.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward | Purchase | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Yen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | ¥ |  |  |  |  | ¥ 6,102.9 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward | Purchase | Designated as Hedging Instrument | SGD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | $ 43.4 | 43.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward | Sell | Designated as Hedging Instrument | EUR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.5 | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward | Sell | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Yen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | 1.7 | 1.7 | 28.7 | 11.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Exchange Forward | Sell | Designated as Hedging Instrument | SGD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | 19.0 | € 12.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract | Net Investment Hedges: | Yen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount | ¥ |  |  |  |  | ¥ 17,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract | Net Investment Hedges: | USD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount |  |  | $ 130.0 |  |  | $ 130.0 |  |  |  | $ 90.0
Options Held |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, nonmonetary notional amount, volume | bbl | 187,861 | 1,106,908 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, average price risk option strike price | $ / bbl | 85.66 | 85.66 | 85.66 | 85.66 | 85.66 |  |  |  |  |

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