Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Working Capital Adjustments

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Working Capital Adjustment

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of tangible or intangible assets, including a business or subsidiary of the acquirer transferred by the entity to the former owners of the acquiree. Excludes cash.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisitions - Schedule of Purchase Price (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 07, 2022	Apr. 05, 2021	Oct. 03, 2021
RocketPower
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration paid	$ 61.8
Additional consideration payable	1.1
Contingent consideration	0.6
Total consideration, including working capital adjustments	$ 63.5
Softworld, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration paid		$ 220.4
Additional consideration payable		2.6
Net working capital adjustment		(6.0)	$ (6.0)
Total consideration, including working capital adjustments		$ 217.0