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Retirement and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |
Schedule of Net Periodic Pension Expenses | Net periodic expense for our U.S. and European qualified and nonqualified defined benefit pension plans and our retirement savings plans for the three years ended December 31, 2023 is detailed in the table below.
(In millions) |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Defined benefit retirement plans |  | $ | 5.7 |  |  | $ | 5.7 |  |  | $ | 2.6 |
Union sponsored multi-employer pension plan |  |  | 1.5 |  |  |  | 1.3 |  |  |  | 1.8 |
Retirement savings plans-matching contributions |  |  | 10.5 |  |  |  | 9.6 |  |  |  | 8.0 |
Retirement savings plans-profit sharing contributions |  |  | 9.6 |  |  |  | 5.3 |  |  |  | 5.4 |
Net periodic expense |  | $ | 27.3 |  |  | $ | 21.9 |  |  | $ | 17.8 |
Schedule of Net Periodic Cost of Defined Benefit Retirement and Postretirement Plans | Net periodic cost of our defined benefit retirement and postretirement plans for the three years ended December 31, 2023, were:
(In millions) |  | U.S. Plans |  |  | European Plans |
Defined Benefit Retirement Plans |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Service cost |  | $ | 1.3 |  |  | $ | 1.2 |  |  | $ | 1.1 |  |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 0.9 |
Interest cost |  |  | 0.9 |  |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 4.9 |  |  |  | 2.1 |  |  |  | 2.2 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4.7 | ) |  |  | (2.1 | ) |  |  | (3.6 | )
Net amortization |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |  | 0.8 |  |  |  | 2.5 |  |  |  | 2.1 |  |  |  | 1.1 |
Net periodic pension cost (income) |  | $ | 2.3 |  |  | $ | 2.6 |  |  | $ | 2.1 |  |  | $ | 3.2 |  |  | $ | 2.8 |  |  | $ | 0.6 |
(In millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Postretirement Plans |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Interest cost |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Net amortization and deferral |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  |  | (1.1 | ) |  |  | (0.8 | )
Net periodic postretirement benefit income |  | $ | (0.8 | ) |  | $ | (1.1 | ) |  | $ | (0.8 | )
Schedule of Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
|  | Defined Benefit Retirement Plans |  |  |  |
(In millions) |  | U.S. Plans |  |  | European Plans |  |  | Postretirement Plans |
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Loss |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
Net loss (gain) |  | $ | (3.3 | ) |  | $ | (2.3 | ) |  | $ | 4.9 |  |  | $ | (4.3 | ) |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | (0.5 | )
Amortization of actuarial (losses) gains |  |  | — |  |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  |  | (70.5 | ) |  |  | (2.1 | ) |  |  | 0.8 |  |  |  | 1.1 |
Prior service cost |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | (1.1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Effect of foreign exchange |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |  | (8.3 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), (pre-tax) |  | $ | (3.4 | ) |  | $ | (3.0 | ) |  | $ | (64.9 | ) |  | $ | (14.7 | ) |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 0.6 |
Schedule of Benefit Obligation, Fair Value of Plan Assets, Funded Status and Amounts Recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements | The benefit obligation, fair value of plan assets, funded status, and amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements for our defined benefit retirement plans and postretirement plans, as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, were:
|  | Defined Benefit Retirement Plans |  |  |  |
|  | U.S. Plans |  |  | European Plans |  |  | Postretirement Plans |
(In millions) |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
Change in benefit obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation - beginning of year |  | $ | 19.9 |  |  | $ | 24.0 |  |  | $ | 128.8 |  |  | $ | 240.6 |  |  | $ | 1.2 |  |  | $ | 1.8 |
Service cost |  |  | 1.3 |  |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Interest cost |  |  | 0.9 |  |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | 4.9 |  |  |  | 2.1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Plan participants’ contributions |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Actuarial loss (gain) |  |  | (3.3 | ) |  |  | (2.3 | ) |  |  | (14.8 | ) |  |  | (85.8 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | (0.5 | )
Plan amendments and acquisitions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Curtailments and settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2.9 | ) |  |  | (99.8 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Benefits and expenses paid |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  |  | (4.7 | ) |  |  | (5.9 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | )
Currency translation adjustments |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2.8 |  |  |  | (22.8 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Benefit obligation - end of year |  | $ | 18.1 |  |  | $ | 19.9 |  |  | $ | 17.7 |  |  | $ | 128.8 |  |  | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | 1.2 |
Change in plan assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets - beginning of year |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 122.1 |  |  | $ | 231.4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Actual return on plan assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (15.6 | ) |  |  | (81.5 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Employer contributions |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | 3.6 |  |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Plan participants’ contributions |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Benefits and expenses paid |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  |  | (4.7 | ) |  |  | (5.9 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | )
Curtailments and settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3.0 | ) |  |  | (99.8 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Currency translation adjustments |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  | (22.5 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Fair value of plan assets - end of year |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4.6 |  |  | $ | 122.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Amounts recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5.6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Current liabilities |  | $ | 1.3 |  |  | $ | 1.4 |  |  | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |
Non-current liabilities |  |  | 16.8 |  |  |  | 18.5 |  |  |  | 12.3 |  |  |  | 12.1 |  |  |  | 0.9 |  |  |  | 1.0 |
Total liabilities (a) |  | $ | 18.1 |  |  | $ | 19.9 |  |  | $ | 13.1 |  |  | $ | 12.2 |  |  | $ | 1.1 |  |  | $ | 1.2 |
Amounts recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actuarial net (loss) gain |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (0.7 | ) |  | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | 64.6 |  |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | 0.9 |
Prior service cost |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | (0.8 | ) |  | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | 65.7 |  |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | 0.9 |
(a) The current and non-current portions of the accrued benefit costs for the defined benefit retirement plans and postretirement benefit plans are included within “accrued compensation and benefits” and “retirement obligations”, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. |
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments for the Plan | Benefit payments for the plans are expected to be as follows:
|  |  |  |  | European |  |  | Postretirement |
(In millions) |  | U.S. Plans |  |  | Plans |  |  | Plans |
2024 |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 1.6 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |
2025 |  |  | 8.1 |  |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |  | 0.2 |
2026 |  |  | 7.4 |  |  |  | 2.1 |  |  |  | 0.2 |
2027 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |  | 0.2 |
2028 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 2.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |
2029-2033 |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |  | 7.1 |  |  |  | 0.3 |
|  | $ | 19.0 |  |  | $ | 15.7 |  |  | $ | 1.2 |
Schedule of Pension Assets Measured at Fair Value | The following table presents pension assets measured at fair value at December 31, 2023 and 2022 utilizing the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 19:
|  |  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements at |
(In millions) |  | December 31, |  |  | December 31, 2023 |
Description |  | 2023 |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
Insurance contracts |  | $ | 2.4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2.4 |
Diversified investment funds |  |  | 2.2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2.2 |
Total assets |  | $ | 4.6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4.6 |
|  |  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements at |  |
|  | December 31, |  |  | December 31, 2022
Description |  | 2022 |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |
Insurance contracts |  | $ | 112.9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 112.9 |  |
Index linked gilts |  |  | 0.8 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.8 |  |  |  | — |  |
Diversified investment funds |  |  | 8.1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6.3 |  |  |  | 1.8 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |
Total assets |  | $ | 122.1 |  |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | 7.1 |  |  | $ | 114.7 |  |
Prior to the buy-out, the U.K. Plan invested funds which were not exchange-listed and were, therefore, classified as Level 3.
|  | Balance at |  |  | Actual |  |  | Purchases, |  |  | Changes due |  |  | Balance at |
(In millions) |  | January 1, |  |  | return on |  |  | sales and |  |  | to exchange |  |  | December 31, |
Reconciliation of Level 3 Assets |  | 2023 |  |  | plan assets |  |  | settlements |  |  | rates |  |  | 2023 |
Diversified investment funds |  | $ | 1.8 |  |  | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | 2.2 |
Insurance contracts |  |  | 112.9 |  |  |  | (16.5 | ) |  |  | (97.2 | ) |  |  | 3.2 |  |  | $ | 2.4 |
Total level 3 assets |  | $ | 114.7 |  |  | $ | (16.4 | ) |  | $ | (97.0 | ) |  | $ | 3.3 |  |  | $ | 4.6 |
|  | Balance at |  |  | Actual |  |  | Purchases, |  |  | Changes due |  |  | Balance at |
|  | January 1, |  |  | return on |  |  | sales and |  |  | to exchange |  |  | December 31, |
Reconciliation of Level 3 Assets |  | 2022 |  |  | plan assets |  |  | settlements |  |  | rates |  |  | 2022 |
Diversified investment funds |  | $ | 2.3 |  |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | 1.8 |
Insurance contracts |  |  | 218.0 |  |  |  | (78.6 | ) |  |  | (5.3 | ) |  |  | (21.2 | ) |  |  | 112.9 |
Total level 3 assets |  | $ | 220.3 |  |  | $ | (78.8 | ) |  | $ | (5.5 | ) |  | $ | (21.3 | ) |  | $ | 114.7 |
Schedule of Actual Allocations for Pension Assets and Target Allocations by Asset Class | The actual allocations for the pension assets at December 31, 2023 and 2022, and target allocations by asset class, are as follows:
|  | Percentage |  |  | Target |  |  | Percentage |  |  | Target |
|  | of Plan Assets |  |  | Allocations |  |  | of Plan Assets |  |  | Allocations |
Asset Class |  | 2023 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2022 |
Diversified growth funds |  |  | 47.0 | % |  |  | 5.2 | % |  |  | 5.2 | % |  |  | 5.2 | %
Index linked gilts |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 0.6 |
Diversified investment funds |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.5 |  |  |  | 1.5 |  |  |  | 1.5 |
Insurance contracts |  |  | 53.0 |  |  |  | 92.5 |  |  |  | 92.5 |  |  |  | 92.5 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.2 |
Total |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %
Schedule of Assumptions Used to Estimate the Actuarial Present Value of Benefit Obligations | Assumptions used to estimate the actuarial present value of benefit obligations at December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 are shown in the following table. These year-end values are the basis for determining net periodic costs for the following year.
|  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
U.S. defined benefit retirement plans: |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rates |  | 4.7% - 4.8% |  | 5.0% - 5.1% |  | 1.0% - 2.4%
Rate of increase in compensation |  | 3% |  | 3% |  | 3%
European defined benefit retirement plans: |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rates |  | 3.6% - 5.2% |  | 3.1% - 3.95% |  | 0.3% - 0.95%
Rates of increase in compensation |  | 3.2%-3.5% |  | 3.2%-3.5% |  | 0.03
Expected long-term rates of return on plan assets |  | 2.0% – 3.0% |  | 2.0% – 3.95% |  | 0.95% – 3.0%
Postretirement benefit plans: |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rates |  | 4.7% |  | 2.0% |  | 1.3%
Schedule of Impact of One-Percentage-Point Change in Expected Long-term Rate of Return and Discount Rate on Pension Expense and Retirement Obligation | The following table presents the impact that a one-percentage-point increase and a one-percentage-point decrease in the expected long-term rate of return and discount rate would have on the 2023 pension expense, and the impact on our retirement obligation as of December 31, 2023 for a one-percentage-point change in the discount rate:
|  | U.S. Non-Qualified |  |  | U.S. Retiree |  |
(In millions) |  | Pension Plans |  |  | Medical Plans |  |
Periodic pension expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |
One-percentage-point increase: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected long-term rate of return |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |
Discount rate |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |
One-percentage-point decrease: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected long-term rate of return |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |
Discount rate |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |
Retirement obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |
One-percentage-point increase in discount rate |  | $ | (0.4 | ) |  | $ | (0.1 | ) |
One-percentage-point decrease in discount rate |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | 0.1 |  |

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