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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Long-term Debt and Short-term Borrowings (Narrative) (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions						12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	May 23, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 26, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	May 22, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2017 EUR (€)	Jan. 27, 2017 AUD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs						$ 3,400,000	$ 600,000	$ 3,600,000
Total debt			$ 888,000,000.0			816,000,000.0	888,000,000.0
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Debt						(70,600,000)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings						325,800,000	225,300,000	$ 484,100,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility Due January 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit agreement, term					5 years
Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit agreement, term		5 years
Senior Secured Notes \| Euro Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit agreement, face amount					$ 320,800,000					€ 300.0
Senior Secured Notes \| AUD Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Max borrowing capacity					60,400,000						$ 80.0
Senior Secured Notes \| USD Senior Secured Term Loan A, due May 2024 (floating interest rate of 3.44% at December 31, 2019)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt		$ 100,000,000.0	0			97,500,000	0
Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs						3,300,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Unsecured Notes, due December 2024 (fixed interest rate of 5.25%)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt			$ 375,000,000.0			$ 375,000,000.0	$ 375,000,000.0
Stated percentage			5.25%			5.25%	5.25%
Senior Secured Credit Facility Due January 2022 \| Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Minimum Leverage Ratio for Payments of Dividends or Repurchase of Shares									2.50
Revolving Facility \| Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Max borrowing capacity					400,000,000.0
Revolving Facility \| Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Secured Credit Facility Due January 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Max borrowing capacity				$ 500,000,000.0					$ 500,000,000.0
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net				$ 100,000,000.0
Revolving Facility \| Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Max borrowing capacity		600,000,000.0
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net		$ 200,000,000.0
Commitment fee percent						0.25%
Total debt						$ 22,200,000
Amount available for borrowings under the Restated Revolver Facility						566,600,000
Letters of credit outstanding, amount						11,200,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)		(0.25%)
Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024 \| Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from sales or dispositions of property or assets						$ 12,000,000.0
Proceeds from sales or dispositions of property or assets, percentage						100.00%
Dividends and/or purchase shares, threshold						$ 30,000,000.0
Dividends and/or purchase shares, threshold, percent of total assets						1.00%
Minimum leverage ratio for payment of dividends or repurchase of shares						3.25
Maximum leverage ratio for payment of dividends or repurchase of shares						3.75
Leverage ratio						2.6
Leverage ratio, potential increase						0.50
Maximum borrowing capacity, potential increase					$ 500,000,000.0
Interest Coverage Ratio						7.5
Debt Instrument, Minimum Leverage Ratio for Payments of Dividends or Repurchase of Shares		3.25
Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024 \| Senior Secured Notes \| AUD Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from sales or dispositions of property or assets, percentage						100.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024 \| Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Minimum Leverage Ratio for Payments of Dividends or Repurchase of Shares		3.25
Minimum \| Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payment, based on annual percentage		1.25%
Minimum \| Senior Secured Credit Facility Due January 2022 \| Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio									1.25
Minimum \| Revolving Facility \| Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percent						0.20%
Minimum \| Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024 \| Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Coverage Ratio		3.00
Maximum \| Revolving Facility \| Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percent						0.35%
Maximum \| Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024 \| Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Dividends and/or purchase shares, threshold						$ 75,000,000.0
Leverage ratio						3.75
Euro/AUD/CDN \| Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024 \| Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.50%
Euro/AUD/CDN \| Minimum \| Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024 \| Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate percent						0.00%
Applicable Rate on Base Rate Loans \| Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024 \| Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			0.50%
Forecast \| Maximum \| Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Secured Credit Facility Due May 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payment, based on annual percentage	2.50%