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Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 29, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Feb. 10, 2022
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Cash dividends paid		$ 87.3	$ 88.0	$ 88.0	$ 90.7	$ 90.8	$ 91.7	$ 263.3	$ 273.2
Common stock dividends (USD per share)	$ 0.235		$ 0.235	$ 0.235	$ 0.235	$ 0.235	$ 0.235
Stock repurchased and retired, publicly announced authorizations (shares)								7,800,000	9,600,000
Stock repurchased and retired, publicly announced authorizations, value excluding commissions								$ 100.0	$ 176.8
Stock repurchased and retired, publicly announced authorizations, average cost per share excluding commissions (USD per share)								$ 12.88	$ 18.45
Authorized through December 31, 2024
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchases authorized amount										$ 1,000.0
Remaining amount available under share repurchase authorization	$ 548.2							$ 548.2

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