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Assets Held for Sale (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020 development_site	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 08, 2019
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage			20.00%
GIC, Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund | GIC
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage			80.00%
Forecast
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	20.00%
Number of development sites | development_site	3
Forecast | GIC, Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund | GIC
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	80.00%
Liabilities held-for-sale
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Liabilities held-for-sale		$ 7.2
Property, plant and equipment
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Assets held-for-sale		141.2
Other Current Assets
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Assets held-for-sale		$ 11.0

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