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Fair Value Measurements - Level 3 Reconciliation (Details) - LME forward financial sales contracts - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 0.0	$ 1.8
Transfers out of Level 3		(1.8)
Transactions during 2024	0.0
Ending balance	0.0	0.0
Change in unrealized gains (losses)	0.0	0.0
Beginning balance	0.0	(4.6)
Transfers out of Level 3		4.6
Transactions during 2024	0.0
Ending balance	0.0	0.0
Change in unrealized gains (losses)	$ 0.0	$ 0.0

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Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Unrealized Gains (Losses)

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of purchases, (sales), issuances and (settlements) of financial instrument classified as a 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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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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-Topic 820
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-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-3

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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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