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Derivatives - Fair Value of Derivatives (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Fair Value of Derivatives |  |  |
Derivative Assets |  | $ 328.2 | $ 247.7
Derivative Liabilities |  | 242.3 | 183.8
Designated as hedges |  |  |
Fair Value of Derivatives |  |  |
Derivative Assets |  | 83.2 | 30.6
Derivative Liabilities |  | 0.2 | 2.6
Designated as hedges | Foreign currency contracts |  |  |
Fair Value of Derivatives |  |  |
Derivative Assets |  | $ 83.2 | $ 30.6
Derivative Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Other Assets | Other Assets
Derivative Liabilities |  | $ 0.2 | $ 2.6
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Other Liabilities | Other Liabilities
Not designated as hedges |  |  |
Fair Value of Derivatives |  |  |
Derivative Assets |  | $ 245.0 | $ 217.1
Derivative Liabilities |  | 242.1 | 181.2
Not designated as hedges | Foreign currency contracts |  |  |
Fair Value of Derivatives |  |  |
Derivative Assets |  | $ 12.1 | $ 4.0
Derivative Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Other Assets | Other Assets
Derivative Liabilities |  | $ 7.1 | $ 7.1
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Other Liabilities | Other Liabilities
Not designated as hedges | Business Solutions | Foreign currency contracts |  |  |
Fair Value of Derivatives |  |  |
Derivative Assets | [1] | $ 232.9 | $ 213.1
Derivative Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets | Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets
Derivative Liabilities | [1] | $ 235.0 | $ 174.1
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Liability | Liability
[1] | In many circumstances, the Company allows its Business Solutions customers to settle part or all of their derivative contracts prior to maturity. However, the offsetting positions entered into with Convera do not allow for similar settlement. To mitigate this, additional foreign currency contracts are entered into with Convera to offset the original economic hedge contracts. This frequently results in changes in the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities that may not directly align with the performance in the underlying derivatives business.

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