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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Advertising Expense and Manufacturing Cooperative Advertising Credits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Advertising expense, gross	$ 302.4	$ 299.9	$ 197.8
Manufacturer cooperative advertising credits	(54.2)	(46.3)	(35.6)
Advertising expense, net	$ 248.2	$ 253.6	$ 162.2

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Advertising Expense, Gross

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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 720
-SubTopic 35
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
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-Publisher FASB
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Total amount received by an entity from a vendor under a cooperative advertising arrangement that has been offset against advertising expense.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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