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Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Apr. 29, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jul. 23, 2018	Jun. 13, 2016
Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 1,115.7		$ 876.0
Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 1,049.3		$ 850.2
3.20% Senior Notes, due June 2023 \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.20%		3.20%		3.20%
3.37% Senior Notes, due June 2025 \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.37%		3.37%		3.37%
4.50% Senior Notes, due December 2020 \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.50%		4.50%
4.20% Senior Notes, due December 2021 \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.20%		4.20%
3.00% Senior Notes, due May 2030 \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.00%	3.00%
Finger Lakes Instrumentation (FLI)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration				$ 3.0