Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Awards Earned, Percentage Of Target Shares Granted

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Represents the period over which a performance condition to the award is measured, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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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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An excess of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the award immediately before the modification.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2022	Feb. 28, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Stock-based compensation
Shares tendered by employees to pay employee withholding taxes (in shares)			126,851
Nonvested shares, share units or DEU
Stock-based compensation
Total fair value of shares vested			$ 16.3	$ 16.0
Nonvested shares, share units
Stock-based compensation
Unrecognized compensation expense			$ 28.3
Expected weighted average period for recognition of expense			2 years 3 months 18 days
Certain members of senior management \| Performance shares
Stock-based compensation
Incremental compensation expense		$ 4.0
Unrecognized compensation expense			$ 1.2
Expected weighted average period for recognition of expense			10 months 24 days
Time-Based Share Awards \| Certain members of senior management \| Nonvested shares \| 2013 Plan
Stock-based compensation
Performance period	3 years
Time-Based Share Awards \| Certain members of senior management \| Nonvested shares \| 2013 Plan \| First Vesting Period
Stock-based compensation
Vesting (as a percent)	33.33%
Time-Based Share Awards \| Certain members of senior management \| Nonvested shares \| 2013 Plan \| Second Vesting Period
Stock-based compensation
Vesting (as a percent)	33.33%
Time-Based Share Awards \| Certain members of senior management \| Nonvested shares \| 2013 Plan \| Third Vesting Period
Stock-based compensation
Vesting (as a percent)	33.33%
Time-Based Share Awards \| Employee \| Share Units \| Incentive program bonus award fiscal year performance
Stock-based compensation
Award vesting period	3 years
Time-Based Share Awards \| Employee \| Share Units \| Incentive program bonus award fiscal year performance \| First Vesting Period
Stock-based compensation
Vesting (as a percent)	33.33%
Time-Based Share Awards \| Employee \| Share Units \| Incentive program bonus award fiscal year performance \| Second Vesting Period
Stock-based compensation
Vesting (as a percent)	33.33%
Time-Based Share Awards \| Employee \| Share Units \| Incentive program bonus award fiscal year performance \| Third Vesting Period
Stock-based compensation
Vesting (as a percent)	33.33%
Vesting Based On Performance \| Certain members of senior management \| Nonvested shares \| 2013 Plan
Stock-based compensation
Performance period	3 years
Vesting Based On Performance \| Certain members of senior management \| Nonvested shares \| 2013 Plan \| Maximum
Stock-based compensation
Vesting percent			200.00%