Employee Benefit Plans (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) participants	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Matching contribution percentage	6.00%
Matching contributions	$ 20.0	$ 18.6	$ 17.7
Funded status, red zone	65.00%
Funded status, orange zone	80.00%
Funded status, yellow zone	80.00%
Funded status, green zone	80.00%
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Active participants \| participants	68
Deferred compensation liability	$ 27.8	25.2
Supplemental retirement benefits	3.4	$ 3.7
Significant obligations payable in one year	3.6
Significant obligations payable in two years	2.5
Significant obligations payable in three years	2.3
Significant obligations payable in four years	2.2
Significant obligations payable in five years	1.3
Significant obligations payable after year five	$ 15.9

The percent of funded status for plans in the yellow zone.

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The percent of funded status for orange zone of multiemployer plans.

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The percent of funded status for the red zone of multiemployer plans.

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The percent of funded status in the yellow zone for multiemployer plans.

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Amount of contractual obligation to be paid after fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of contractual obligation to be paid in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of contractual obligation to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of contractual obligation to be paid in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of contractual obligation to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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