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Segment Information (Reconciliation of Segment General and Administration to Consolidated) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Segment general and administrative expenses	$ 57.2	$ 55.5
General and administration	103.7	130.6
Operating segments
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Segment general and administrative expenses	57.2	55.5
Corporate general and administrative expense
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Corporate general and administrative expenses	23.0	24.3
Corporate and reconciling items
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Purchase accounting and related adjustments	48.3	50.0
General and administrative expense
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Purchase accounting and related adjustments	16.0	16.4
General and administrative expense | Corporate and reconciling items
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expense	7.5	34.4
Purchase accounting and related adjustments	$ 16.0	$ 16.4

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The aggregate total of expenses of managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.4)
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