| **Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions** | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                     |           |            |   |
| Number of reportable segments | segment                                            |           | 2               | 3 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss related to foreign subsidiaries | $           | $ 67.2         | $ 62.8          | $ 67.2 |
| Fluids Systems                                                                     |           |            |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]**                                     |           |            |   |
| Number of fluids systems business units exited | business_unit                     | 2              |            |   |

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Accumulated adjustment, net of tax, that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into the reporting currency from the functional currency of the reporting entity, net of reclassification of realized foreign currency translation gains or losses.
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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.
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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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