Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance, Minimum Default Trigger.

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Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity Accordion Feature

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Line of Credit Facility Covenant Total Interest Ratio

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

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of the credit facility.

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The effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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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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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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Indebtedness divided by net capital.

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DEBT (Details) $ in Millions				12 Months Ended
DEBT (Details) $ in Millions	May 11, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 22, 2010 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2007 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	May 10, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2021 USD ($)	May 13, 2021 USD ($)	May 12, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2018 USD ($)	May 28, 2015 USD ($)	May 27, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Apr. 09, 2007 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility
Cross default trigger, minimum				$ 10.0
Minimum
Line of Credit Facility
Debt instrument covenant total leverage ratio				1.00
Debt instrument covenant total interest ratio				1.00
Maximum
Line of Credit Facility
Debt instrument covenant total leverage ratio				3.50
Debt instrument covenant total interest ratio				3.00
Tax increment financing debt
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount of debt													$ 25.0
Debt instrument, interest rate													3.60%
Bank Overdrafts [Member]
Debt Instrument
Total borrowing capacity of facility				$ 22.0		$ 20.7
Remaining borrowing capacity				19.3		20.7
Line of Credit Facility
Outstanding borrowings				2.7		0.0
Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument
Total borrowing capacity of facility	$ 475.0
Remaining borrowing capacity				223.2		149.3
Line of Credit Facility
Current borrowing capacity	350.0				$ 250.0			$ 250.0	$ 300.0
Increase request amount available	$ 125.0
Outstanding borrowings				122.8		96.6
Letters of credit outstanding				$ 4.0		$ 4.1
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period				5.00%
Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility
Facility fee (as a percentage)	0.10%
Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility
Facility fee (as a percentage)	0.275%
Credit Agreement \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Interest Rate Floor
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
Credit Agreement \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	0.95%
Credit Agreement \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	1.975%
Credit Agreement \| Euro Interbank Offer Rate (EURIBOR) \| Interest Rate Floor
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
Credit Agreement \| Euro Interbank Offer Rate (EURIBOR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	0.85%
Credit Agreement \| Euro Interbank Offer Rate (EURIBOR) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	1.875%
New York Life Agreement
Debt Instrument
Total borrowing capacity of facility										$ 200.0		$ 150.0
Remaining borrowing capacity				$ 125.0
New York Life Agreement \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount of debt										$ 75.0
Prudential Agreement, fixed interest rate										4.04%
Prudential
Debt Instrument
Total borrowing capacity of facility							$ 150.0				$ 250.0	$ 200.0		$ 175.0
Remaining borrowing capacity				$ 150.0
Debt instrument, increase, additional borrowings		$ 25.0
Prudential \| Notes Payable to Bank \| B-1 Notes
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount of debt			$ 110.0
Prudential Agreement, fixed interest rate			5.79%
Debt instrument, term			10 years
Prudential \| Notes Payable to Bank \| B-2 Notes
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount of debt			$ 40.0