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Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Reserves for sales discounts
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Reserves for sales discounts on products shipped under promotional programs	$ 24.5	$ 19.9

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Amount of valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 4
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