Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 2,403.1	$ 2,485.2
Accumulated Amortization	(479.9)	(303.4)
Total intangible assets	$ 3,020.5	3,095.3
Minimum
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Finite lived intangible asset useful life (in years)	2 years
Maximum
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Finite lived intangible asset useful life (in years)	15 years
Trademarks and trade names
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Trademarks and trade names	$ 617.4	610.1
Accumulated impairment of indefinite lived assets	16.0	16.0
Customer relationships
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	1,762.1	1,836.4
Accumulated Amortization	$ (284.6)	(185.2)
Customer relationships \| Minimum
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Finite lived intangible asset useful life (in years)	4 years
Customer relationships \| Maximum
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Finite lived intangible asset useful life (in years)	18 years
Technology
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 493.6	496.7
Accumulated Amortization	$ (113.2)	(78.8)
Technology \| Minimum
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Finite lived intangible asset useful life (in years)	5 years
Technology \| Maximum
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Finite lived intangible asset useful life (in years)	18 years
Patents, backlog and other
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 134.8	138.6
Accumulated Amortization	$ (78.1)	(35.6)
Patents, backlog and other \| Minimum
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Finite lived intangible asset useful life (in years)	2 years
Patents, backlog and other \| Maximum
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Finite lived intangible asset useful life (in years)	10 years
Trademarks and trade names
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 2.5	3.3
Accumulated Amortization	$ (1.9)	(1.9)
Trademarks and trade names \| Minimum
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Finite lived intangible asset useful life (in years)	5 years
Trademarks and trade names \| Maximum
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Finite lived intangible asset useful life (in years)	23 years
Land use rights
Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Finite lived intangible asset useful life (in years)	50 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 10.1	10.2
Accumulated Amortization	$ (2.1)	$ (1.9)

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