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ACQUISITIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 05, 2024 | Jul. 01, 2024 | Jun. 03, 2024 | Apr. 01, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, par value |  |  |  |  | $ 0.01 |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 3,280.1 | $ 3,262.3 | $ 3,240.9
Disposal Date |  |  |  | Apr. 01, 2024 |  |  |
Base purchase price for divestiture of business. |  |  |  | $ 350.0 |  |  |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses, Net of Cash Divested |  |  |  |  | $ 354.9 | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0
Ascent |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition | Dec. 05, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Description of Acquired Entity |  |  |  |  | Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Ascent is a provider of data center facility management services with over 300 employees in the U.S. and Canada. |  |
Business Combination, Reason for Business Combination |  |  |  |  | Ascent’s expertise in engineering and design-build consultation services, in addition to daily site operations, extends the Company’s suite of capabilities and solutions that serve the entire lifecycle of the data center. |  |
Payment to Acquire Business, Fair Value of Cash Consideration | $ 181.7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill | 58.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | 186.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 118.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ascent | Customer-Related Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |
Independent Electric Supply |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition |  | Jul. 01, 2024 |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Description of Acquired Entity |  |  |  |  | a full-line electrical distributor headquartered in Ontario, Canada. |  |
Payment to Acquire Business, Fair Value of Cash Consideration |  | $ 11.6 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High |  | 2.9 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 5.9 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  | $ 13.2 |  |  |  |  |
entroCIM |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition |  |  | Jun. 03, 2024 |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Description of Acquired Entity |  |  |  |  | entroCIM is an innovator in data center and building intelligence software. |  |
Payment to Acquire Business, Fair Value of Cash Consideration |  |  | $ 30.1 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High |  |  | 8.0 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  | 8.0 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  | 36.5 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability |  |  |  |  | $ 6.4 |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ 29.0 |  |  |  |

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