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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award number of years over which share price increase.

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Share based compensation arrangement common stock related to employee statutory income tax withholding shares retired.

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Amount, after tax, of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Amount of tax benefit for recognition of expense of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Discount rate from fair value on purchase date that participants pay for shares.

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Per share weighted-average price paid for shares purchased on open market for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Employee Stock Purchase and Equity-Based Compensation Plans - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax benefits	$ 20.0	$ 16.8	$ 8.2
Stock-based compensation expense, tax benefits	4.4	2.8	1.5
Stock-based compensation expense, tax benefit realized related to awards vested	2.7	$ 6.3	$ 10.3
Compensation cost related to non-vested awards not yet recognized	$ 28.1
Vesting period	3 years
Common stock related to employee statutory income tax withholding, shares retired	160,212	63,482	36,921
Stock Appreciation Rights
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of years over which share price increase	3 years
Vesting period	3 years
Number of awards outstanding				1,477,628,000
Long-Term Growth Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Number of awards outstanding				127,437,000
Restricted Award Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of awards outstanding		0	6,399,000	249,444,000
Restricted Stock Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Number of awards outstanding	1,621,155,000	1,359,243,000	931,785,000	506,640,000
Share issued	458,952	188,408	78,476
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of per-share market value limit for share purchases	5.00%
Average purchase price	$ 40.95	$ 34.46