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Derivatives - Notional Amounts of Foreign Currency Forward Contracts (Details) - Foreign currency contracts - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Designated as hedges | Euro
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	$ 399.9	$ 428.9
Designated as hedges | Canadian dollar
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	134.0	131.9
Designated as hedges | British pound
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	43.8	71.9
Designated as hedges | Australian dollar
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	58.4	58.3
Designated as hedges | Swiss franc
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	45.9	41.1
Designated as hedges | Japanese yen
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	30.4	36.6
Designated as hedges | Swedish krona
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	30.7
Designated as hedges | Other Currencies
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	0.9	29.5
Not designated as hedges | Euro
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	755.7	533.0
Not designated as hedges | Canadian dollar
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	144.2	71.5
Not designated as hedges | British pound
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	148.1	153.9
Not designated as hedges | Mexican peso
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	96.3	105.0
Not designated as hedges | Indian rupee
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	63.4	81.0
Not designated as hedges | Australian dollar
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	98.1	68.1
Not designated as hedges | Swiss franc
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	25.1
Not designated as hedges | Japanese yen
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	46.0	39.6
Not designated as hedges | Philippine peso
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	76.2	35.2
Not designated as hedges | Russian ruble
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	44.4	31.2
Not designated as hedges | Chinese yuan
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	31.6
Not designated as hedges | New Zealand dollar
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	26.6
Not designated as hedges | Indonesian rupiah
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts		29.1
Not designated as hedges | Swedish krona
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	25.1	26.0
Not designated as hedges | Other Currencies
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts
Notional amounts	$ 132.7	$ 151.5

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
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-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
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