Share-based Payments (Compensation Costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Total compensation costs related to share based payments	$ 14.9	$ 10.7	$ 41.8	$ 33.9
Selling, general and administrative:
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Stock option compensation expense	1.1	3.2	5.4	8.9
Equity-classified share units	10.9	4.8	23.8	16.4
Liability-classified share units	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.4
Employee share purchase plan	1.3	0.7	2.6	2.1
Total compensation costs related to share based payments	13.4	8.8	32.4	27.8
Acquisition-related and integration costs:
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Acceleration of share-based payments expense	0.6	0.0	6.5	0.0
Share-based continuing employment costs	0.9	1.9	2.9	6.1
Total compensation costs related to share based payments	$ 1.5	$ 1.9	$ 9.4	$ 6.1

Amount of acceleration of share-based payments expense in relation to business combinations.

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For transactions that are recognized separately from the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities in the business combination, such as related to pre-existing relationships with the acquiree, this element represents the disclosure of the amount of acquisition related share based continuing employment costs which have been expensed.

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Compensation Expense related to the company's contribution to employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).

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Compensation expense representing accretion of the fair value of the contingently redeemable performance share units on the grant or modification date over the remaining service period.

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The expense that accounts for the value of liability-classified share units distributed to employees as compensation.

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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Amount of noncash expense for option under share-based payment arrangement.

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