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Financial instruments - Additional information (Details) € in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 26, 2024 USD ($) counterparty agreement	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 agreement	Feb. 26, 2024 EUR (€) counterparty agreement	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) counterparty	Dec. 31, 2023 EUR (€) counterparty	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) counterparty	Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€) counterparty
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Allowance for credit losses		$ 9,300,000				$ 9,500,000
Allowance for credit losses, current		5,600,000				5,500,000
Subsequent event
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Number of agreements terminated \| agreement				2
Cash flow hedging
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Ineffectiveness related to derivatives		0	$ 0
Foreign exchange contract \| Not designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on derivatives		3,600,000
Total notional amount for all open foreign currency forward contracts		$ 181,500,000				195,000,000
Derivative, term of contract		12 months
Foreign exchange contract \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Cash flow hedging
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Total notional amount for all open foreign currency forward contracts		$ 318,600,000				234,100,000
Cross-currency interest rate swaps \| Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Total notional amount for all open foreign currency forward contracts						$ 500,000,000
Derivative, number of counterparties \| counterparty						6	6	5	5
Proceeds from derivative instrument, investing activities	$ 12,100,000
Number of new agreements \| agreement	2				2
Cross-currency interest rate swaps \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Short
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Total notional amount for all open foreign currency forward contracts						$ 500,000,000		$ 250,000,000
Derivative, fixed interest rate						4.63%	4.63%	4.88%	4.88%
Cross-currency interest rate swaps \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Long
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Total notional amount for all open foreign currency forward contracts \| €							€ 474.7		€ 219.2
Derivative, fixed interest rate						3.05%	3.05%	2.46%	2.46%
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract, Expiring 2027 \| Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, number of counterparties \| counterparty	5				5
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract, Expiring 2027 \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Short
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Total notional amount for all open foreign currency forward contracts	$ 250,000,000
Derivative, fixed interest rate	4.25%				4.25%
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract, Expiring 2027 \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Long
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Total notional amount for all open foreign currency forward contracts \| €					€ 230.6
Derivative, fixed interest rate	2.78%				2.78%
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract, Expiring 2029 \| Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, number of counterparties \| counterparty	4				4
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract, Expiring 2029 \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Short
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Total notional amount for all open foreign currency forward contracts	$ 250,000,000
Derivative, fixed interest rate	4.25%				4.25%
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract, Expiring 2029 \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Long
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Total notional amount for all open foreign currency forward contracts \| €					€ 230.4
Derivative, fixed interest rate	2.89%				2.89%