Goodwill and Identifiable Assets Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Gross goodwill, period start	$ 1,569.5	$ 1,420.7
Purchase price adjustment	(8.1)	3.3
Translation adjustment	(1.4)	(0.4)
Gross goodwill, period end	1,891.9	1,569.5
Commercial Business
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Gross goodwill, period start	829.3	778.6
Purchase price adjustment	0.4	0.0
Translation adjustment	(1.4)	(0.4)
Gross goodwill, period end	1,074.7	829.3
Federal Government Business
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Gross goodwill, period start	740.2	642.1
Purchase price adjustment	(8.5)	3.3
Translation adjustment	0.0	0.0
Gross goodwill, period end	817.2	740.2
2021 Acquisitions
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions		145.9
Goodwill, expected tax deductible amount	127.2
2021 Acquisitions \| Commercial Business
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions		51.1
2021 Acquisitions \| Federal Government Business
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions		$ 94.8
2022 Acquisitions
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions	331.9
Goodwill, expected tax deductible amount	250.7
2022 Acquisitions \| Commercial Business
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions	246.4
2022 Acquisitions \| Federal Government Business
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions	$ 85.5

The amount of goodwill arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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