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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jul. 16, 2024 | Jul. 10, 2023 | May 18, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2025 | May 01, 2025
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 2,678.0 | $ 2,221.8 | $ 1,858.1 |  |
Net sales |  |  |  | 3,893.1 | 3,006.1 | 2,668.9 |  |
Reportable segment income |  |  |  | 616.8 | 527.1 | 462.7 |  |
Intangible asset amortization |  |  |  | 147.1 | $ 94.7 | $ 69.5 |  |
ECM Investors, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses |  |  | $ 1,100.0 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 379.7 |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  |  | 524.0 |  |  |  |
ECM Investors, LLC | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  | 113.7 |  |  |  |  |
TEXA Industries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses |  | $ 34.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 10.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt acquired |  | 5.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Trachte, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses | $ 687.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 368.9 |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  |  | 331.5 |  |  |  |
Trachte, LLC | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets | 55.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electrical Products Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 439.3 |  |  | $ 440.9 |
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  |  | 433.8 |  |  | $ 433.8 |
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual |  |  |  | 331.7 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual |  |  |  | 35.6 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Intangible Asset Amortization Expense Of Acquiree Since Acquisition Date, Actual |  |  |  | $ 34.1 |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | ECM Investors, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  | $ 381.7 |  |  |  |  |
Intangibles useful life |  |  | 20 years |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | TEXA Industries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  | $ 12.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangibles useful life |  | 13 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | Trachte, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets | $ 206.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangibles useful life | 17 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | Electrical Products Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 325.2
Customer relationships | Electrical Products Group | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangibles useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 years
Customer relationships | Electrical Products Group | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangibles useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years
Technology-Based Intangible Assets | ECM Investors, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  | $ 22.0 |  |  |  |  |
Intangibles useful life |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |
Technology-Based Intangible Assets | Trachte, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets | $ 23.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangibles useful life | 8 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology-Based Intangible Assets | Electrical Products Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 32.8
Intangibles useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 years
Customer Backlog | Trachte, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets | $ 45.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangibles useful life | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer Backlog | Electrical Products Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 75.8
Intangibles useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years

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