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Contingent Consideration, Royalty On Sales Of Carbon Capture Unit , Percent

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks paid or offered to be paid in a business combination.

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The net effect on income before taxes of the amortization and accretion of premiums, discounts and intangible assets in the year of acquisition, when the assets of the acquired institution exceed 10 percent of the consolidated assets at the end of the most recent period.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of liabilities assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount of other assets expected to be realized or consumed after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount recognized for assets, including goodwill, in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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The cash inflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period (for example, cash that was held by the acquired business).

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Business Combinations - Narratives (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions									3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2022	May 16, 2022	May 04, 2022	Dec. 14, 2021	Dec. 13, 2021	Aug. 27, 2021	Jul. 01, 2021	Feb. 16, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 23, 2020	Nov. 03, 2020
Business Acquisition
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired												$ 25.8	$ 169.1
Decrease in fair value of contingent consideration liabilities												(2.7)
Goodwill purchase price adjustment												(14.3)
Contingent consideration									$ 18.5			$ 18.5		$ 21.2
AdEdge India
Business Acquisition
Payments to acquire equity interest			$ 0.4
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired			0.3
Cash acquired from acquisition			$ 0.1
Equity investments, ownership interest (percent)			50.00%			50.00%				50.00%
Earthly Labs Inc.
Business Acquisition
Equity investments, ownership interest (percent)				15.00%
Fronti Fabrications, Inc.
Business Acquisition
Voting percentage acquired	100.00%
Payments to acquire equity interest	$ 20.6
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	20.4
Cash acquired from acquisition	0.2
Net assets acquired	14.2
Identifiable intangible assets	5.3
Other assets	$ 1.1
CSC Cryogenic Service Center AB
Business Acquisition
Voting percentage acquired		100.00%
Payments to acquire equity interest		$ 3.8
Earthly Labs Inc.
Business Acquisition
Voting percentage acquired				85.00%
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired					$ 58.4
Cash acquired from acquisition				$ 3.5
Net assets acquired				32.2	47.2
Identifiable intangible assets				42.9	$ 27.0
Total consideration				63.1
Decrease in fair value of contingent consideration liabilities										$ (1.2)
Share price					$ 160.63
Purchase price					$ 61.9
Liabilities				$ (5.1)	$ (11.1)
Contingent percent (as a percentage)									4.00%			4.00%
AdEdge
Business Acquisition
Voting percentage acquired						100.00%
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired						$ 37.5
Cash acquired from acquisition						1.4
Net assets acquired						16.4
Identifiable intangible assets						19.0
Net working capital										$ 0.8
Liabilities						$ (3.5)
Goodwill purchase price adjustment												$ 0.5
L.A. Turbine
Business Acquisition
Voting percentage acquired							100.00%
Payments to acquire equity interest							$ 76.6
Cash acquired from acquisition							1.4
Net assets acquired							78.0
Identifiable intangible assets							43.7
Other assets							4.2							4.6
Liabilities							$ (16.2)							(16.4)
Goodwill purchase price adjustment												0.2
L.A. Turbine \| Minimum
Business Acquisition
Finite lived intangible assets useful life (in years)							1 year
L.A. Turbine \| Maximum
Business Acquisition
Finite lived intangible assets useful life (in years)							15 years
Cryogenic Technologies
Business Acquisition
Voting percentage acquired								100.00%
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired								$ 55.0
Cash acquired from acquisition								0.6
Net assets acquired								34.9
Identifiable intangible assets								19.5
Other assets								$ 1.2
SES
Business Acquisition
Decrease in fair value of contingent consideration liabilities									$ (0.9)		$ 0.4	(1.7)	2.4
Contingent consideration									17.4			17.4		19.1	$ 16.9
BIG
Business Acquisition
Decrease in fair value of contingent consideration liabilities									(0.8)		$ (0.1)	(1.0)	$ (0.1)
Contingent consideration									1.1			1.1		$ 2.1		$ 3.2
Sustainable Energy Solutions And Blue In Green LLC \| Minimum
Business Acquisition
Contingent consideration									0.0			0.0
Sustainable Energy Solutions And Blue In Green LLC \| Maximum
Business Acquisition
Contingent consideration									$ 31.0			$ 31.0