v3.20.2

Equity - Share Repurchase Program (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($) shares | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) shares | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) shares | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares | Mar. 25, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Preferred Stock | $ |  |  |  | $ 6.4 | $ 8.0 |  |
Gain (loss) attributable to preferred shares of a subsidiary company | $ |  | $ 1.6 | $ 1.7 | $ (2.5) | $ (3.1) |  |
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding |  | 89,222,568 |  | 89,222,568 |  | 108,675,294 |
Cumulative Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased and canceled | $ |  |  |  | $ 6.4 |  |  |
Series 1 Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased and canceled (in shares) |  |  |  | 381,794 |  |  |
Series 2 Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased and canceled (in shares) |  |  |  | 62,365 |  |  |
Series 3 Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased and canceled (in shares) |  |  |  | 120,000 |  |  |
NCIB |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public float amount used to determine share amount, percent |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |
Shares repurchased and canceled (in shares) |  |  |  | 7,540,105 |  |  |
Shares repurchased and canceled | $ |  |  |  | $ 15.8 |  |  |
Gain (loss) attributable to preferred shares of a subsidiary company | $ |  |  |  | $ (7.4) |  |  |
NCIB | Series 1 Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized for repurchase |  |  |  |  |  | 384,750 |
Dividend percent of cumulative redeemable preferred shares |  |  |  | 4.85 |  |  |
NCIB | Series 2 Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized for repurchase |  |  |  |  |  | 223,072 |
Dividend percent of cumulative redeemable preferred shares |  |  |  | 7.0 |  |  |
NCIB | Series 3 Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized for repurchase |  |  |  |  |  | 133,031 |
SIB |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized for repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,820,512
Shares repurchased and canceled (in shares) | 12,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased and canceled | $ | $ 25.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase authorized amount | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25.0
Number of share repurchase authorized as percentage of common stock issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.00%
Share purchase price increment | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.05
Minimum | SIB |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share purchase price | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.95
Maximum | NCIB |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized for repurchase |  |  |  |  |  | 10,578,799 |
Stock Repurchase Program Number Of Shares Authorized To Be Repurchased Per Day |  |  |  |  |  | 9,243 |
Maximum | SIB |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share purchase price | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.20
Series E Debentures | NCIB |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase authorized amount | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11.5 |

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