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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Schedule of Acquired Intangible Assets and Weighted Average Amortization Periods (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 29, 2025	Sep. 05, 2024	Dec. 14, 2023	May 19, 2023
Micro-LAM, Inc
Intangible Asset, Acquired, Finite-Lived [Line Items]
Total	$ 44.8
Micro-LAM, Inc \| Trade names
Intangible Asset, Acquired, Finite-Lived [Line Items]
Total	$ 5.3
Weighted Average Life (in years)	15 years
Micro-LAM, Inc \| Customer relationships
Intangible Asset, Acquired, Finite-Lived [Line Items]
Total	$ 21.1
Weighted Average Life (in years)	11 years
Micro-LAM, Inc \| Technology
Intangible Asset, Acquired, Finite-Lived [Line Items]
Total	$ 18.4
Weighted Average Life (in years)	12 years
Mott Corporation
Intangible Asset, Acquired, Finite-Lived [Line Items]
Total		$ 412.8
Mott Corporation \| Trade names
Intangible Asset, Acquired, Finite-Lived [Line Items]
Total		$ 42.0
Weighted Average Life (in years)		15 years
Mott Corporation \| Customer relationships
Intangible Asset, Acquired, Finite-Lived [Line Items]
Total		$ 269.0
Weighted Average Life (in years)		14 years
Mott Corporation \| Technology
Intangible Asset, Acquired, Finite-Lived [Line Items]
Total		$ 101.8
Weighted Average Life (in years)		13 years
Iridian
Intangible Asset, Acquired, Finite-Lived [Line Items]
Total				$ 44.1
Iridian \| Trade names
Intangible Asset, Acquired, Finite-Lived [Line Items]
Total				$ 5.2
Weighted Average Life (in years)				15 years
Iridian \| Customer relationships
Intangible Asset, Acquired, Finite-Lived [Line Items]
Total				$ 27.8
Weighted Average Life (in years)				12 years
Iridian \| Technology
Intangible Asset, Acquired, Finite-Lived [Line Items]
Total				$ 11.1
Weighted Average Life (in years)				11 years
STC
Intangible Asset, Acquired, Finite-Lived [Line Items]
Total			$ 92.3
STC \| Trade names
Intangible Asset, Acquired, Finite-Lived [Line Items]
Total			$ 9.3
Weighted Average Life (in years)			15 years
STC \| Customer relationships
Intangible Asset, Acquired, Finite-Lived [Line Items]
Total			$ 63.0
Weighted Average Life (in years)			15 years
STC \| Technology
Intangible Asset, Acquired, Finite-Lived [Line Items]
Total			$ 20.0
Weighted Average Life (in years)			11 years