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4. Intangible Assets, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Oct. 01, 2019
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		$ 29.8		$ 29.8
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Purchase Price	$ 597.0			597.0		$ 525.6
Accumulated Amortization	(396.5)			(396.5)		(380.3)
Net Carrying Amount	200.5			200.5		145.3
Amortization [Abstract]
Amortization expense	7.2		$ 6.0	20.3	$ 17.1
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles							$ 3.4
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill)	601.8			$ 601.8		$ 525.8
Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Remaining Amortization Period				5 years 8 months 4 days		6 years 4 months 9 days
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Purchase Price	112.8			$ 112.8		$ 107.2
Accumulated Amortization	(81.9)			(81.9)		(74.3)
Net Carrying Amount	30.9			$ 30.9		$ 32.9
Know How [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Remaining Amortization Period				5 years		5 years 8 months 15 days
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Purchase Price	192.6			$ 192.6		$ 188.5
Accumulated Amortization	(170.3)			(170.3)		(162.6)
Net Carrying Amount	22.3			$ 22.3		$ 25.9
Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Remaining Amortization Period				14 years 2 months 15 days		8 years 3 months 21 days
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Purchase Price	215.3			$ 215.3		$ 144.2
Accumulated Amortization	(102.2)			(102.2)		(93.9)
Net Carrying Amount	113.1			$ 113.1		$ 50.3
Licensing Agreements [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Remaining Amortization Period				7 years 11 months 26 days		8 years 8 months 26 days
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Purchase Price	65.2			$ 65.2		$ 76.0
Accumulated Amortization	(36.2)			(36.2)		(44.4)
Net Carrying Amount	29.0			$ 29.0		$ 31.6
Trade Names [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Remaining Amortization Period				7 years 11 months 26 days		8 years 6 months
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Purchase Price	6.5			$ 6.5		$ 6.4
Accumulated Amortization	(4.0)			(4.0)		(3.6)
Net Carrying Amount	2.5			$ 2.5		$ 2.8
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Remaining Amortization Period				4 years 29 days		6 years 3 days
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Purchase Price	4.5			$ 4.5		$ 3.2
Accumulated Amortization	(1.8)			(1.8)		(1.4)
Net Carrying Amount	2.7			$ 2.7		$ 1.8
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Remaining Amortization Period
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Purchase Price	0.1			$ 0.1		$ 0.1
Accumulated Amortization	(0.1)			(0.1)		(0.1)
Net Carrying Amount	0.0			0.0		0.0
In Process Research and Development [Member]
Amortization [Abstract]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 4.8			$ 4.8		$ 0.2

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