Lease Accounting - Schedule of Aggregate Lease Costs by Lease Classification (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Lease Cost [Line Items]
Lease payments			$ 210.7	$ 209.3
Equipment \| Utilities and Other
Lease Cost [Line Items]
Short term lease payments	$ 0.5	$ 0.8	3.0	2.2
Real Estate \| Facility Lease Expense
Lease Cost [Line Items]
Variable lease payments	18.2	9.4	51.0	27.5
Lease payments	$ 0.4	$ 0.3	$ 1.0	$ 1.0

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Amount cash outflow for variable lease payments, net of lease credits and abatements, excluded from lease liability.

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Amount of cash outflow from operating lease, excluding payments to bring another asset to condition and location necessary for its intended use.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479041/842-20-45-5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (g)(1)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147478964/842-20-50-4

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Amount of cash outflow for short-term lease payment excluded from lease liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (d)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479041/842-20-45-5

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