Depreciation, Remainder Of Year 1

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Depreciation, Year 2

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Depreciation, Year 3

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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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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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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation	$ 9.5	$ 57.3	$ 26.2	$ 95.4		$ 54.8
Fully Depreciated Assets [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Average					36 months
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure		282.1		282.1	$ 282.1
Depreciation, Remainder Of Year 1		104.6		104.6	104.6
Depreciation, Year 2		75.1		75.1	75.1
Depreciation, Year 3		$ 46.5		$ 46.5	$ 46.5