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Payment of Lender And Third Party Fees

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash outflow for cost incurred in the modification of term of existing debt agreement in order for the entity to achieve some advantage.

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Debt and Credit Facilities - Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Facilities (Details) £ in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 25, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 08, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 25, 2022 GBP (£)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt redemption and refinancing activities			$ 11.2	$ 18.6	$ 0.0
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facilities						$ 650.0
Loss on debt redemption and refinancing activities		$ 0.7
Accelerated amortization of original issuance discount		0.4
Non-lender fees		0.3
Lender and third-party fees		1.2
Lender fees capitalized		$ 3.0
Amortization expense			$ 1.3
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Minimum \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Maximum \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facilities	$ 1,000.0
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| US Term loan A facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facilities	$ 475.0
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Pound Sterling Term loan A Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facilities \| £							£ 27.2