Other Post-Employment Benefit Plans - Expected Future Benefit Payments (Details) - Other Post-Employment Benefits and Other Employee Benefit Plans $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2023	$ 5.1
2024	4.5
2025	4.0
2026	3.6
2027	3.1
2028 to 2032 (combined)	11.2
Total	$ 31.5

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Amount of benefit for defined benefit plan expected to be paid in five fiscal years after fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (f)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123447040&loc=d3e1928-114920

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Amount of benefit for defined benefit plan expected to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year.

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