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Credit Facilities (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) item | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2023 EUR (€) | Jun. 23, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 19, 2019 USD ($)
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | $ 252.3 |  |  |  | $ 252.3 |  |  |  | $ 498.7 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | 0.0 |  | $ 9.3 |  | 1.1 | $ 17.0 |  |  |  |
Capitalized Debt Issuance Costs | 6.6 |  |  |  | 6.6 |  |  |  |  |
Payments on long-term debt |  |  |  |  | $ 0.0 | (928.6) |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interests of certain of the company's and the Subsidiary Guarantors' domestic subsidiaries pledged under the Credit Facility |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interests of certain of the company's and the Subsidiary Guarantors' first-tier foreign subsidiaries pledged under the Credit Facility |  |  |  |  | 65.00% |  |  |  |  |
Estimated fair value of long-term debt | 245.5 |  |  |  | $ 245.5 |  |  |  | 490.9 |
Payments for debt issuance costs/amendments |  |  |  |  | $ (5.4) | $ (11.6) |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Debt Instrument Adjusted Term SOFR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate basis (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 2.25% |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate basis |  |  |  |  | Adjusted Term SOFR |  |  |  |  |
Letters of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | 65.0 |  |  |  | $ 65.0 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding letters of credit | 54.7 |  |  |  | 54.7 |  |  |  | 19.0 |
Swing line loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | 60.0 |  |  |  | 60.0 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | 210.0 |  |  |  | $ 210.0 |  |  |  | 350.0 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  | $ 0.7 | $ 9.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Previous Revolving Credit Facility | Adjusted LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate basis (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 1.75% |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate basis |  |  |  |  | Adjusted LIBOR |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | 23.0 |  |  |  | $ 23.0 |  |  |  | 0.0 |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 325.0 |  |
Frequency of commitment fee payment |  |  |  |  | quarterly |  |  |  |  |
Amount borrowed | 23.0 |  |  |  | $ 23.0 |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Revolving credit facility | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate basis |  |  |  |  | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |
Previous Credit Agreement | Term Loan B-6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 950.0
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  | $ 7.7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments on long-term debt |  |  |  | $ (926.2) |  |  |  |  |  |
Previous Credit Agreement | Previous Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | 0.0 |  |  |  | $ 0.0 |  |  |  | 145.0 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  | $ 0.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 325.0
Amount borrowed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 145.0 |
European Line of Credit | Foreign line of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | 19.3 |  |  |  | 19.3 |  |  |  | $ 3.7 |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 31.7 |  |  |  | $ 31.7 |  | € 30 |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility consolidated senior secured net leverage ratio | item |  |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Credit Agreement | Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee on the unused amount of the Revolving Credit Facility (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 0.35% |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Credit Agreement | Revolving credit facility | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate basis (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 1.75% |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Credit Agreement | Revolving credit facility | Debt Instrument Adjusted Term SOFR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate basis (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 2.75% |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | Credit Agreement | Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee on the unused amount of the Revolving Credit Facility (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | Credit Agreement | Revolving credit facility | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate basis (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | Credit Agreement | Revolving credit facility | Debt Instrument Adjusted Term SOFR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate basis (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 2.25% |  |  |  |  |

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