v3.20.2

Equity compensation plans (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 $ / shares
Units
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares) | shares			3,578,092
Granted (in shares) | shares			1,866,748
Vested and redeemed (in shares) | shares			(1,702,571)
Forfeitures (in shares) | shares			(31,929)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares) | shares	3,710,340		3,710,340
Weighted-Average Fair Value per Unit
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 2.38
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			2.49
Vested and redeemed (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			2.34
Forfeitures (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			2.42
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 2.45		$ 2.45
Long-term incentive plan
Weighted-Average Fair Value per Unit
Cash payments made for vested notional units | $			$ 3.3	$ 2.0
Compensation expense related to LTIP | $	$ 1.0	$ 1.1	$ 3.0	$ 3.1
Transition equity participation agreement
Transition equity participation agreement
Number of transition notional shares outstanding | shares			269,952
Minimum market price required for 3 consecutive months to vest remaining shares | $ / shares					$ 4.77
Transition equity participation agreement | Minimum
Transition equity participation agreement
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