Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio With Acquisitions

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Amount Of Cash And Cash Equivalents Excluded From Leverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Percentage Of Dividends And Share Repurchases

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Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Increase In Borrowing Capacity

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt and Finance Lease Obligations (Senior Credit Facility) (Details)		12 Months Ended			18 Months Ended
	Jul. 16, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 04, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 1.25	$ 1.25
Repayments of debt		$ 191,258,000	$ 105,000,000	$ 60,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding		0	0
Current borrowing capacity		741,900,000	711,500,000
Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Letters of credit, amount outstanding		$ 58,100,000	$ 88,500,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| New Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 800,000,000.0
Maximum increase in borrowing capacity	400,000,000.0
Commitment fee percentage		0.20%
Revolving Credit Facility \| New Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Amount Of Cash And Cash Equivalents Excluded From Leverage Ratio								$ 250,000,000.0
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares								$ 1.25
Letter of Credit \| New Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	750,000,000.0
Bridge Loan \| New Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 30,000,000.0
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Revolving Credit Facility \| New Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.375%
Base Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility \| New Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.375%
Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| New Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.09%
Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Revolving Credit Facility \| New Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Minimum \| Base Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility \| New Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| New Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.30%
Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| New Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Percentage Of Dividends And Share Repurchases					115.00%
Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| New Credit Agreement \| Forecast [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio						4.00	4.00
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio With Acquisitions						4.50
Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Revolving Credit Facility \| New Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Maximum \| Base Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility \| New Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.75%