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ENVIRONMENTAL (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]
Provisions charged to income	$ 30.1	$ 24.2	$ 16.2
Insurance recoveries(1)	(6.4)	(1.0)	(2.2)
Environmental expense	$ 23.7	$ 23.2	$ 14.0

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Amount of any recovery from third parties that is credited to environmental remediation costs in the reporting period.

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Costs recognized in the income statement in the period for known or estimated future costs arising from requirements to perform activities to remediate one or more sites.

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Amount, before recovery, of expense for known and estimated future costs arising from requirement to perform environmental remediation.

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