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Defined Benefit Plan, Group Annuity Contract To Transfer Projected Benefit Obligations, Purchase Amount

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number of Shares Vesting After Achievement of Goals

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Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, other than options, vested in period, weighted average grant date fair value.

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

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Amount of contribution expected to be received by defined benefit plan from employer in next fiscal year following current fiscal year.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in net periodic benefit (cost) credit from irrevocable action relieving primary responsibility for benefit obligation and eliminating risk related to obligation and assets used to effect settlement.

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Employee plans - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Employee plans - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 14, 2021 USD ($) retiree	May 01, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($) retiree	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) former_associate	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares of unissued common stock available for grant under the plans (in shares) \| shares						6,800,000
Matching contribution by the company as percentage of participants' contribution						50.00%
Percentage of eligible pay contributed by participants that will be matched						6.00%
Cost recognized for contribution plans						$ 7.5	$ 8.8	$ 8.2
Deferred compensation liability				$ 12.7		10.6	12.7
Settlement loss	$ (130.1)
Non-cash pension settlement charge	130.1
International Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Cost recognized for contribution plans						16.4	16.2	19.3
Pension Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Settlement loss						(499.4)
Non-cash pension settlement charge						499.4
Estimated cash contributions by the company in next fiscal year						40.2
Pension Plans \| U.S. Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Group annuity contract to transfer projected benefit obligations, purchase amount	$ 235.0		$ 279.0
Group annuity contract to transfer projected benefit obligations, number of retirees \| retiree	6,900		11,600
Settlement loss			$ (158.0)	$ (142.1)		(288.1)	(142.1)	0.0
Lump sum payments, number of former associates \| former_associate				3,500
Lump -sum payments				$ 276.0
Non-cash pension settlement charge			$ 158.0	$ 142.1		288.1	142.1	0.0
Pension Plans \| International Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Settlement loss						(211.3)	0.0	(1.2)
Non-cash pension settlement charge						211.3	0.0	1.2
Dutch Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Settlement loss		$ (182.5)
Projected benefit obligation transferred to multiemployer plan and removed from balance sheet		553.0
Non-cash pension settlement charge		$ 182.5
Swiss Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Settlement loss					$ (28.8)
Projected benefit obligation transferred to multiemployer plan and removed from balance sheet					100.0
Multiemployer plan, pension, significant, plan contribution					10.0
Non-cash pension settlement charge					$ 28.8
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Estimated cash contributions by the company in next fiscal year						$ 6.0
Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Certain investments valued using net asset value as practical expedient, redemption notice period						120 days
Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units R S Us
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense						$ 18.8	14.5	13.2
Aggregate weighted-average grant-date fair value of units granted						37.5	17.4	16.9
Total unrecognized compensation cost						$ 25.0
Unrecognized compensation cost, weighted-average recognition period						2 years 3 months 18 days
Aggregate weighted-average grant-date fair value of units vested						$ 15.3	$ 13.0	$ 14.9
Performance-Based Unit \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares which will vest after achievement of goals (in shares) \| shares						0
Performance-Based Unit \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares which will vest after achievement of goals (in shares) \| shares						2