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Financing Arrangements and Debt - Narrative (Details) |  | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($) consecutiveTradingDay | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Aug. 05, 2021 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future maturities of long term debt in 2023 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Future maturities of long term debt in 2024 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Future maturities of long term debt in 2025 |  |  |  |  |  | 248,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Future maturities of long term debt in 2026 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Future maturities of long term debt in 2027 |  |  |  |  |  | 543,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Future maturities of long term debt, thereafter |  |  |  |  |  | 1,040,000,000.00 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt extinguishment cost |  |  |  |  |  | 8,295,000 | $ 39,335,000 | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Early repayment of senior debt |  |  |  |  |  | 647,707,000 | 876,358,000 | $ 12,225,000 |  |  |  |
5.750% Notes Due 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  | 5.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase amount |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of debt extinguishment |  |  |  |  |  | 3,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt extinguishment cost |  |  |  |  |  | 2,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
6.125% Notes Due 2042 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.125% |  |  |
Repurchase amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,200,000 |  |  |
Cost of debt extinguishment |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Early repayment of senior debt |  |  |  |  | $ 7,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6.875% Notes Due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.875% | 6.875% |
Repurchase amount |  |  | $ 150,000,000 |  |  |  | 150,000,000 |  |  | $ 42,400,000 | $ 200,000,000 | $ 150,000,000
Cost of debt extinguishment |  |  |  |  |  | 4,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt extinguishment cost |  |  |  | $ 2,600,000 |  | $ 3,400,000 | 2,600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt |  |  | $ 3,400,000 | $ 3,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |
Senior Notes Due 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.375% |  |
Repurchase amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 98,100,000 |  |
6.375% notes, due July 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 6.375% |  |  |  |  | 6.375% |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction costs | $ 8,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of notes | $ 550,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
4.00% Notes Due June 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt | $ 259,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
4.95% Notes Due December 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.95% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt | $ 317,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
3.70% Notes Due 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 3.70% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
4.00%, and 4.95% Notes Due 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of debt extinguishment |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt extinguishment cost |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 34,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business days | consecutiveTradingDay |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of debt extinguishment |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | Senior Notes due 2025 and 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt extinguishment cost |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction costs |  | $ 14,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Adjusted Term SOFR Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Daily Simple SOFR [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Unsecured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate on credit facility |  |  |  |  |  | 6.96% |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Unsecured Debt | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio |  | 2.50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Unsecured Debt | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Consolidated Leverage Ratio |  | 3.50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Unsecured Debt | 5.750% Notes Due 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  | 5.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, periodic payment, principal |  | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Unsecured Debt | Letter of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 57,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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