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Fair Value Measurements - Level 3 Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
LME Swap Assets
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning	$ 1.8
Purchases, sales, settlements
Transfers out of Level 3	(1.8)
Balance, ending	0.0
Change in unrealized gains (losses)	0.0
Nord Pool Swap
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning		$ 0.2
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)
Included in net income (loss)		0.0
Purchases, sales, settlements
Transfers into Level 3		0.0
Transfers out of Level 3		(0.2)
Balance, ending		0.0
Change in unrealized gains (losses)		0.0
LME Swap
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning	(4.6)	(5.1)
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)
Included in net income (loss)		(9.1)
Purchases, sales, settlements
Transfers into Level 3		(2.5)
Transfers out of Level 3	4.6	(0.0)
Balance, ending	0.0	(16.7)
Change in unrealized gains (losses)	$ 0.0	(9.1)
FX Swap
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning		(0.2)
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)
Included in net income (loss)		0.0
Purchases, sales, settlements
Transfers into Level 3		0.0
Transfers out of Level 3		0.2
Balance, ending		0.0
Change in unrealized gains (losses)		$ 0.0

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from derivative asset (liability) after deduction of derivative liability (asset), measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as a derivative asset (liability) after deduction of derivative liability (asset) into level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as derivative asset (liability) after deduction of derivative liability (asset) out of level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as derivative asset (liability) after deduction of derivative liability (asset), measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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