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Commitments, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Contractual Obligations

Our future minimum cash payments, including interest, associated with our contractual obligations pursuant to the note purchase agreements, Credit Agreement, Premium Financing Debt Facility, operating leases and purchase commitments at December 31, 2020 were as follows (in millions):

		Payments Due by Period
Contractual Obligations		2021				2022				2023				2024				2025				Thereafter				Total
Note purchase agreements		$	75.0			$	200.0			$	250.0			$	475.0			$	200.0			$	3,148.0			$	4,348.0
Credit Agreement			—				—				—				—				—				—				—
Premium Financing Debt Facility			203.6				—				—				—				—				—				203.6
Interest on debt			189.5				183.6				174.7				158.0				143.4				601.9				1,451.1
Total debt obligations			468.1				383.6				424.7				633.0				343.4				3,749.9				6,002.7
Operating lease obligations			108.5				93.9				75.1				54.8				41.6				77.8				451.7
Less sublease arrangements			(0.3	)			(0.3	)			(0.2	)			(0.2	)			(0.2	)			(0.5	)			(1.7	)
Outstanding purchase obligations			75.3				49.4				30.8				21.9				16.7				22.7				216.8
Total contractual obligations		$	651.6			$	526.6			$	530.4			$	709.5			$	401.5			$	3,849.9			$	6,669.5

Off-Balance Sheet Commitments

Off-Balance Sheet Commitments - Our total unrecorded commitments associated with outstanding letters of credit, financial guarantees and funding commitments at December 31, 2020 were as follows (in millions):

		Amount of Commitment Expiration by Period
Off-Balance Sheet Commitments		2021				2022				2023				2024				2025				Thereafter				Total Amounts Committed
Letters of credit		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	18.4			$	18.4
Financial guarantees			0.2				0.2				0.2				0.2				0.2				0.2				1.2
Total commitments		$	0.2			$	0.2			$	0.2			$	0.2			$	0.2			$	18.6			$	19.6

Outstanding Letters of Credit and Funding Commitments

Our commitments associated with outstanding letters of credit, financial guarantees and funding commitments at December 31, 2020 were as follows (all dollar amounts in table are in millions):

Description, Purpose and Trigger		Collateral		Compensation to Us		Maximum Exposure				Liability Recorded
Credit support under letters of credit (LOC) for    deductibles due by us on our own insurance    coverages - expires after 2025		None		None		$	9.4			$	17.5
Trigger - We do not reimburse the insurance    companies for deductibles the insurance companies    advance on our behalf
Credit enhancement under letters of credit for our    captive insurance operations to meet minimum    statutory capital requirements - expires after 2025		None		Reimbursement of LOC fees			7.5				-
Trigger - Dissolution or catastrophic financial    results of the operation
Collateral related to claims funds held in a fiduciary    capacity by a recent acquisition - expires 2021		None		None			1.0				-
Trigger - Claim payments are not made
Credit support under letters of credit in lieu of a security    deposit for an acquisition's lease - expires after 2025		None		None			0.5				-
Trigger - Lease payments do not get made
Financial guarantees of loans to 5 Canadian-based    employees - expires when loan balances are reduced    to zero through May 2029 - Principal and interest    payments are paid quarterly		(1)		None			1.2				-
Trigger - Default on loan payments
						$	19.6			$	17.5

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