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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Commitments By Lenders

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Commitments By Lenders, Percent

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Commitments By Lenders Remaining, Percent

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Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Increase

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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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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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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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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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a rate subject to change from time to time.

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Notes Payable - Revolving Credit Agreement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2025	Apr. 29, 2022	Mar. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit agreement, gross assets		$ 0.5
4.000% Senior Notes Due 2029 \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on note			4.00%
Base spread on variable rate			4.00%
4.000% Senior Notes Due 2029 \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding			$ 19.3
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility			2,000.0
Line of credit, amount outstanding			2,000.0
Letters of credit outstanding				$ 19.5
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity			$ 294.2
Variable interest rate		0.10%	3.67%
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| One Month \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Base spread on variable rate		0.10%
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Three Months \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Base spread on variable rate		0.15%
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Six Months \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Base spread on variable rate		0.25%
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Minimum \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Base spread on variable rate		1.45%
Variable interest rate		0.50%	0.50%
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Maximum \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Base spread on variable rate		2.10%
8.750% Senior Notes Due 2028 \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on note			8.75%
Base spread on variable rate			8.75%
8.750% Senior Notes Due 2028 \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, amount outstanding			$ 1,700.0
Sixth Amendment And Restated Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitments by lenders	$ 972.5
Commitments by lenders	82.20%
Commitments by lenders remaining	17.80%
Sixth Amendment And Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility	$ 1,182.5
Line of credit facility, maximum increase	$ 95.0
Stated interest rate on note				1.85%
The Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Base spread on variable rate			1.85%