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Capital Stock - Narrative (Details)			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 11, 2023 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) vote shares	Oct. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2023 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) vote $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2023 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2023 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2022 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2022 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2022 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) vote shares	Dec. 31, 2023 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022 $ / shares shares	May 31, 2022 USD ($)
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Authorized share capital (in shares) | shares		233,333,000			233,333,000			233,333,000				233,333,000		233,333,000
Number of votes per share | vote		1			1							1
Shareholder ownership threshold for voting rights												9.50%
Maximum number of votes per share for certain shareholders under 9.5% shareholder provision | vote		1			1							1
Minimum number of votes per share for other shareholders under 9.5% shareholder provision | vote		1			1							1
Quarterly cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)					$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.23	$ 0.22	$ 0.21	$ 0.20			$ 0.86
Quarterly cash dividends paid (in dollars per share)					$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.23	$ 0.22	$ 0.21	$ 0.20			$ 0.86
Subsequent Event
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Quarterly cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)			$ 0.25
Forecast
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Quarterly cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)				$ 0									$ 0.75
Quarterly cash dividends paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25			$ 0									$ 0.75
Share Repurchase Plan 2022
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Share repurchase approved amount | $															$ 250,000,000
Treasury stock acquired (in shares) | shares		1,233,638
Shares acquired | $		$ 51,000,000
Remaining authorized repurchase amount | $		$ 199,000,000			$ 199,000,000							$ 199,000,000
Share Repurchase Plan 2023
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Share repurchase approved amount | $			$ 250,000,000

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