Line Of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit

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Line Of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit, Percentage of EBITDA

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Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The cash outflow to repay long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes repayments of tax exempt secured debt.

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Financing Arrangements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 01, 2024	Jan. 31, 2026	Dec. 17, 2021
2024 Credit Agreement \| Revolving credit
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Potential additional borrowing capacity	$ 1,150.0
Line of credit facility, accordion feature, increase limit, EBITDA (in percent)	100.00%
2024 Credit Agreement \| Revolving credit \| Base rate \| Minimum
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (in percent)	0.00%
2024 Credit Agreement \| Revolving credit \| Base rate \| Maximum
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (in percent)	0.50%
2024 Credit Agreement \| Revolving credit \| Adjusted SOFR \| Minimum
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (in percent)	0.87%
2024 Credit Agreement \| Revolving credit \| Adjusted SOFR \| Maximum
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (in percent)	1.50%
2024 Credit Agreement \| Revolving credit \| Adjusted foreign currency rate \| Minimum
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (in percent)	0.87%
2024 Credit Agreement \| Revolving credit \| Adjusted foreign currency rate \| Maximum
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (in percent)	1.50%
2021 Term Loan Facility \| Revolving credit
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 1,500.0
Debt outstanding		$ 1,500.0
Revolving credit \| 2021 Term Loan Facility
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percent)		4.67%
Revolving credit \| 2024 Credit Agreement \| Revolving credit
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 2,300.0
Debt outstanding		$ 927.7
Interest rate (in percent)		4.78%
Revolving credit \| 2024 Credit Agreement \| Revolving credit \| Minimum
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee (in percent)	0.10%
Revolving credit \| 2024 Credit Agreement \| Revolving credit \| Maximum
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee (in percent)	0.20%
Term Loan Facility 2020 \| 2020 Credit Agreement \| Revolving credit
Schedule of Long Term And Short Term Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Repayment of borrowings	$ 1,170.0