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	Feb. 28, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
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Three-year PSU Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
PSU awards performance period			3 years	3 years	3 years
Return on ROIC weighted percentage				50.00%
2022 Three year PSU Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compound annual growth rate weighted average percentage				50.00%
Calculation of final achievement on each performance metric, upward or downward adjustment percentage, combined achievement percentage, based on results of a relative total shareholder return modifier				25.00%
Shareholder return, top quartile of comparator group overall achievement of performance metrics, increase percentage				25.00%
Shareholder return, bottom quartile of comparator group overall achievement of performance metrics, decrease percentage				25.00%
Compound annual growth rate of consolidated adjusted EBITDA period				3 years
2022 Three year PSU Awards \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares to be issued as percentage of target shares under performance incentive plan				0.00%
2022 Three year PSU Awards \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares to be issued as percentage of target shares under performance incentive plan				250.00%
2023 Three-year PSU Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Calculation of final achievement on each performance metric, upward or downward adjustment percentage, combined achievement percentage, based on results of a relative total shareholder return modifier			25.00%
Shareholder return, top quartile of comparator group overall achievement of performance metrics, increase percentage			25.00%
Shareholder return, bottom quartile of comparator group overall achievement of performance metrics, decrease percentage				25.00%
Compound annual growth rate of consolidated adjusted EBITDA period			3 years
2023 Three-year PSU Awards \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares to be issued as percentage of target shares under performance incentive plan			0.00%
2023 Three-year PSU Awards \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares to be issued as percentage of target shares under performance incentive plan			250.00%
2020- 2022 Three-year PSU Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance units paid out percentage	172.40%
Performance units paid out (in units)	457,461
Shares withheld for tax (in shares)	183,109
Designated as cash settled awards (in shares)	914
Granted (in shares)	273,438
2023 Five-year ESG PSU Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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ESG, sustainability weighted average percentage		75.00%
ESG, social goals weighted average percentage		25.00%
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares to be issued as percentage of target shares under performance incentive plan		0.00%
2023 Five-year ESG PSU Awards \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares to be issued as percentage of target shares under performance incentive plan		187.50%
SLO Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)			40,200	36,576	32,128
Increments of cash bonus, percent			25.00%
Restricted stock units awarded for SLO awards \| Shares granted and issued under the Omnibus Incentive Plan and Directors Stock Plan to Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Compensation expense recognition period				15 months