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Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2021	Jan. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2015	May 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings							$ 925,500,000	$ 925,500,000	$ 1,050,600,000
Unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discount							2,700,000	2,700,000	3,700,000
Repayment and termination of Euro term loan								49,900,000	9,000,000.0	$ 4,200,000
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment and termination of Euro term loan		$ 49,900,000
Senior unsecured credit facility- revolving loan due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity													$ 700,000,000
Senior unsecured credit facility- revolving loan due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 1,000,000,000
Debt instrument expiration period			2024-06
Maximum amount available under credit facility agreement to issue letters of credit							50,000,000	50,000,000
Letters of credit issued under credit facility								0
Undrawn availability under credit facility							772,000,000.0	$ 772,000,000.0
Weighted average interest rate								2.16%
Unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discount							3,500,000	$ 3,500,000	3,700,000
Senior unsecured credit facility- revolving loan due 2024 \| Level 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings							$ 228,000,000.0	$ 228,000,000.0
Senior unsecured credit facility- revolving loan due 2024 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instruments covenant leverage ratio								375.00%
Debt instruments covenant leverage ratio under certain acquisitions								425.00%
Senior unsecured credit facility- revolving loan due 2024 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio required to be maintained								350.00%
Amended senior unsecured credit facility- revolving loan due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant terms								During the Covenant Relief Period, we are required to maintain a leverage ratio not greater than: 4.25, 5.75, 5.00 and 4.25, respectively, for each of the quarterly test periods from December 31, 2020 through September 30, 2021. During the Covenant Relief Period, consolidated total debt is calculated net of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents in an amount not to exceed $200 million.
Amended senior unsecured credit facility- revolving loan due 2024 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 750,000,000
Debt instrument, covenant terms	During the Liquidity Covenant Period from January 28, 2021 through and including March 31, 2022, we will not be subject to a maximum leverage ratio covenant but will instead be required to maintain Liquidity (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) of at least $250 million. Additionally, during such period, the Company will be subject to limitations on share repurchases, cash dividends, and its ability to incur secured debt, in each case subject to certain exceptions; the applicable margin and commitment fees are increased; the incremental facility will not be available; and if the Company’s public debt rating is downgraded to (i) BB or lower by Standard & Poor’s and (ii) Ba2 or lower by Moody’s, we will be required to grant liens on certain of our assets, which liens will be released upon the Company’s public debt rating being upgraded to BB+ or higher by Standard & Poor’s or Ba1 or higher by Moody’s. The Company’s current public debt rating is BBB-/Baa3.
Minimum liquidity amount required to maintain under credit agreement liquidity covenant	$ 250,000,000
Amended senior unsecured credit facility- revolving loan due 2024 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instruments covenant leverage ratio							425.00%
Amended senior unsecured credit facility- revolving loan due 2024 \| Maximum \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instruments covenant leverage ratio				425.00%	500.00%	575.00%
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents				$ 200,000,000
3.95% senior unsecured notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face value											$ 400,000,000
Unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discount							$ 3,400,000	$ 3,400,000	3,900,000
Debt instrument, interest rate											3.95%
Debt instrument, maturity year											2027
Increase in senior notes interest rate											0.25%
Effective interest rate							3.87%	3.87%
3.95% senior unsecured notes due 2027 \| Treasury Lock \| Interest Lock Agreement
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Percentage of effective interest rate benefit								0.25%
3.95% senior unsecured notes due 2027 \| Level 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of senior unsecured notes							$ 432,500,000	$ 432,500,000
3.95% senior unsecured notes due 2027 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate											5.95%
4.7% senior unsecured notes due 2025
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Face value												$ 300,000,000.0
Unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discount							$ 1,700,000	$ 1,700,000	$ 2,000,000.0
Debt instrument, interest rate							4.70%	4.70%				4.70%
Debt instrument, maturity year												2025
Increase in senior notes interest rate												0.25%
Effective interest rate							4.83%	4.83%
4.7% senior unsecured notes due 2025 \| Level 2
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Fair value of senior unsecured notes							$ 336,400,000	$ 336,400,000
4.7% senior unsecured notes due 2025 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate												6.70%