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Debt and Credit Arrangements - Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 17, 2023	Oct. 18, 2021	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Nov. 21, 2022
Debt Instrument
Unamortized debt issuance costs			$ 35,800,000		$ 4,800,000
Interest expense, debt			48,200,000
Unamortized discount			29,200,000		29,900,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Potential increase to applicable margin (percent)		0.05%
Potential decrease to applicable margin (percent)		0.025%
Potential increase to sustainability fee (percent)		0.01%
Potential decrease to sustainability fee (percent)		0.01%
Unamortized debt issuance costs			33,300,000		0
Interest expense, debt			8,100,000	$ 3,300,000
Unamortized discount			$ 37,500,000		0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Incremental commitment amount						$ 10,000,000.0
Incremental commitment amount, per lender						1,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument variable interest rate (percent)		0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument variable interest rate (percent)		1.25%
Commitment fee (percent)		0.20%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument variable interest rate (percent)		1.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument variable interest rate (percent)		2.25%
Commitment fee (percent)		0.35%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior secured revolving credit facility due October 2026
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,000,000,000
Maximum percentage of capital stock guaranteed by company			65.00%
Debt issuance cost			$ 400,000		1,500,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs			8,200,000		8,400,000
Interest expense, debt			2,600,000	3,300,000
Principal amount	$ 1,534.8
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior secured revolving credit facility due October 2026 \| Interest Rate Option One
Debt Instrument
Percentage of principal amount redeemed, quarterly installments	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior secured revolving credit facility due October 2026 \| Interest Rate Option Two
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument variable interest rate (percent)	1.50%
Percentage of principal amount redeemed, quarterly installments	0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior secured revolving credit facility due October 2026 \| Scenario, Adjustment
Debt Instrument
Unamortized debt issuance costs					7,100,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior secured revolving credit facility due October 2026 \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Interest Rate Option One
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument variable interest rate (percent)	0.10%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior secured revolving credit facility due October 2026 \| Applicable Margin Rate \| Interest Rate Option One
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument variable interest rate (percent)	3.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior secured revolving credit facility due October 2026 \| Applicable Margin Rate \| Interest Rate Option Two
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument variable interest rate (percent)	2.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior secured revolving credit facility due October 2026 \| Adjusted Term SOFR
Debt Instrument
Adjusted interest rate trigger (percent)	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior secured revolving credit facility due October 2026 \| Adjusted Term SOFR \| Interest Rate Option One
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument variable interest rate (percent)	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior secured revolving credit facility due October 2026 \| SOFR Plus Credit Spread Adjustment \| Interest Rate Option One
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument variable interest rate (percent)	0.10%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior secured revolving credit facility due October 2026 \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Interest Rate Option Two
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument variable interest rate (percent)	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior secured revolving credit facility due October 2026 \| One Month Adjusted Term SOFR \| Interest Rate Option Two
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument variable interest rate (percent)	1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Term Loan Due 2030
Debt Instrument
Interest expense, debt			5,500,000	$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Term Loan Due 2030 \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument
Unamortized debt issuance costs						33,500,000
Interest expense, debt			100,000
Unamortized discount						37,600,000
Principal amount			$ 1,534,800,000		$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility Sub-limit - Letters of Credit \| Senior secured revolving credit facility due October 2026
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity		350,000,000.00				$ 150,000,000.00
Revolving Credit Facility Sub-limit - Discretionary Letters of Credit \| Senior secured revolving credit facility due October 2026
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity		200,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility Sub-limit - Swingline \| Senior secured revolving credit facility due October 2026
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 100,000,000.0