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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Mar. 11, 2024 | Mar. 22, 2024 | Feb. 29, 2024 | Nov. 30, 2023 | Aug. 31, 2023 | Feb. 28, 2023 | Nov. 30, 2022 | Aug. 31, 2022 | Feb. 29, 2024 | Mar. 20, 2024
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized amount of stock to be repurchased |  |  | $ 166.2 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 166.2 |
Remaining authorized stock repurchase amount |  |  | 46.0 |  |  |  |  |  | 46.0 |
Treasury stock, value acquired |  |  | $ 54.2 | $ 52.3 | $ 36.2 | $ 46.9 | $ 26.0 | $ 5.1 | $ 142.7 |
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Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in authorized amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 54.6
Authorized amount of stock to be repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100.0
Treasury stock, value acquired |  | $ 0.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | 9 Story Media Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Percentage of economic interests and minority voting rights to be acquired | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration to be transferred | $ 186.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Class | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dividend declared per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.20

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