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Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
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Components Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Abstract] |  |
Capitalized research costs | $ 22.2 | $ 26.4
Accrued liabilities and other reserves | 12.9 | 14.8
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 7.7 | 9.7
Pension and other postretirement benefits plans liabilities | 6.8 | 9.9
Share-based compensation | 5.5 | 5.7
Net operating losses and other tax carryforwards | 5.1 | 6.8
Lease liabilities | 1.7 | 3.8
Other | 0.3 | 0.2
Total deferred tax assets | 62.2 | 77.3
Valuation allowances | (3.0) | (5.5)
Total deferred tax assets | 59.2 | 71.8
Goodwill and other intangible assets | (7.8) | (8.0)
Prepaid assets | (2.9) | (2.3)
Capitalized contract costs | (2.1) | (1.9)
Accelerated depreciation | (1.4) | (0.9)
Right-of-use assets | (1.0) | (1.9)
Other | (0.3) | (0.4)
Total deferred tax liabilities | (15.5) | (15.4)
Net deferred tax assets | $ 43.7 | $ 56.4

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