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Equity - Share Repurchases, Dividends, Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Oct. 25, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Jan. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Jul. 26, 2022
Share Repurchase Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of shares authorized by the Board of Directors to be repurchased under share repurchase plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000.0
Share repurchases (in shares) |  |  |  | 1,883,093 | 1,085,635 | 113,529 | 885,606 | 147,016 | 3,082,257 | 1,032,622 |
Average costs per share |  |  |  | $ 178.79 | $ 178.61 | $ 150.97 | $ 147.89 | $ 163.50 | $ 177.70 | $ 150.12 |
Value of shares repurchased |  |  |  | $ 336.7 | $ 193.9 | $ 17.1 | $ 131.0 | $ 24.0 | $ 547.7 | $ 155.0 |
Remaining value of shares authorized by the Board of Directors to be repurchased under share repurchase plan |  |  |  | $ 763.3 |  |  |  |  | 763.3 |  |
Common Stock and Additional Paid-In (in Shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments made to tax authorities on employees' behalf |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21.6 | $ 9.2 |
Dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock quarterly dividend per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 0.875 |  |  | $ 0.6875 |  | $ 2.625 | $ 2.0625 |
Common stock dividend quarterly declared and paid per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.875 |  |  | $ 0.875 |  |  | $ 0.6875 |  | $ 2.625 | $ 2.0625 |
Dividends paid |  |  |  | $ 52.5 |  |  | $ 43.6 |  | $ 160.6 | $ 131.2 |
Common Stock and Additional Paid in Capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of shares repurchased |  |  |  | $ 14.1 |  |  | $ 21.9 |  | 26.8 | 45.9 |
Restricted stock units (RSUs) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend equivalents paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.9 | $ 1.1 |
Stock-Based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period (in years) |  | 3 years | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Changes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in units) |  | 136,346 | 56,452 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per unit) |  | $ 195.28 | $ 152.21 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance stock units (PSUs) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Changes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unvested at the beginning of the year (in units) |  |  | 831,597 |  |  | 831,597 |  |  | 831,597 |  |
Granted (in units) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 305,249 |  |
Vested (in units) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (25,030) |  |
Cancelled or forfeited (in units) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (24,461) |  |
Unvested at the end of the period (in units) |  |  |  | 1,087,355 |  |  |  |  | 1,087,355 |  |
Shares reserved for future grants (all plans) |  |  |  | 1,592,761 |  |  |  |  | 1,592,761 |  |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unvested at the beginning of the year (in dollars per unit) |  |  | $ 105.12 |  |  | $ 105.12 |  |  | $ 105.12 |  |
Granted (in dollars per unit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 187.31 |  |
Vested (in dollars per unit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95.98 |  |
Cancelled or forfeited (in dollars per unit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 117.98 |  |
Unvested at the end of the period (in dollars per unit) |  |  |  | $ 128.11 |  |  |  |  | $ 128.11 |  |
Aggregate Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unvested at the end of the period |  |  |  | $ 170.7 |  |  |  |  | $ 170.7 |  |
Performance stock units (PSUs) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-Based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period (in years) |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years | 3 years |
Changes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in units) |  | 112,451 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per unit) |  | $ 195.28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance stock units (PSUs) | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share of Common Stock |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |
All stock-based compensation plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock and Additional Paid-In (in Shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments made to tax authorities on employees' behalf |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21.6 | $ 9.2 |

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