Segment information - Capital Expenditures, Depreciation, Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segment	$ 202.7	$ 182.6	$ 167.9
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	218.0	193.8	191.8
Amortization of intangible assets:	57.8	52.0	47.7
Total	275.8	245.8	239.5
Reportable Segments:
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segment	195.3	176.4	162.0
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	206.1	181.4	179.5
Reportable Segments: \| North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segment	43.8	41.4	40.4
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	73.9	69.1	68.7
Reportable Segments: \| Latin America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segment	48.8	50.1	45.0
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	53.6	49.1	46.2
Reportable Segments: \| Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segment	72.1	50.5	50.6
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	54.2	39.6	41.4
Reportable Segments: \| Rest of World
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segment	30.6	34.4	26.0
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	24.4	23.6	23.2
Corporate items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segment	7.4	6.2	5.9
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	5.3	8.4	9.7
Other items not allocated to segments:
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	0.0	0.1	0.1
Other items not allocated to segments: \| Reorganization and Restructuring
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	1.2	1.0	0.3
Other items not allocated to segments: \| Argentina
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization by Reportable Segment	$ 5.4	$ 2.9	$ 2.2

The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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