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Derivatives - Notional Amounts of Foreign Currency Forward Contracts (Details) - Foreign currency contracts - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Designated as hedges | Euro |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  | $ 288.1 | $ 321.6
Designated as hedges | Canadian dollar |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  | 111.2 | 117.3
Designated as hedges | Australian dollar |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  | 52.1 | 53.2
Designated as hedges | Swiss franc |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  | 39.4 | 40.4
Designated as hedges | British pound |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  | 45.3 | 40.4
Designated as hedges | Swedish krona |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  | 25.0 | 25.8
Designated as hedges | Japanese yen |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  |  | 30.5
Designated as hedges | Other Currencies |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts | [1] | 20.6 | 22.1
Not designated as hedges | Euro |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  | 597.1 | 603.2
Not designated as hedges | Canadian dollar |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  | 40.9 | 32.2
Not designated as hedges | Australian dollar |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  | 46.4 | 48.7
Not designated as hedges | Swiss franc |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  |  | 28.3
Not designated as hedges | British pound |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  | 135.8 | 115.1
Not designated as hedges | Swedish krona |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  |  | 26.7
Not designated as hedges | Mexican peso |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  | 147.1 | 132.9
Not designated as hedges | Indian rupee |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  | 47.8 | 52.6
Not designated as hedges | Chinese yuan |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  |  | 30.1
Not designated as hedges | Brazilian real |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  | 30.4 |
Not designated as hedges | Singapore dollar |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  | 26.0 |
Not designated as hedges | Philippine peso |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts |  | 25.2 | 26.2
Not designated as hedges | Other Currencies |  |  |
Notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts |  |  |
Notional amounts | [1] | $ 193.4 | $ 137.0
[1] | Comprised of exposures to various currencies; none of these individual currency exposures is greater than $25 million.

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