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Net Income Per Share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Basic to Diluted Net Income Per Share | The following table reconciles the shares used in the calculation of basic net income per share to those used for diluted net income per share:
(in millions) | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Net income | $ | 492.7 |  |  | $ | 593.4 |  |  | $ | 585.9 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding | 73.0 |  |  | 74.3 |  |  | 74.4 |
Dilutive effect of equity awards, based on the treasury stock method | 0.7 |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 1.4 |
Weighted average shares assuming dilution | 73.7 |  |  | 75.3 |  |  | 75.8 |
Schedule of Repurchase of Common Stock | The below table summarizes share repurchases under this program during the years ended December 31:
| 2024 |  | 2023
Shares repurchased | 1,583,032 |  |  | 1,265,661 |
Total cost of repurchases ($ in millions) | $ | 560.9 |  |  | $ | 438.3 |
Average price per repurchased share | $ | 354.30 |  |  | $ | 346.34 |

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