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Investment Income | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Investment Income |
3. |  | INVESTMENT INCOME |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Dividends received |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  | Interest received – environmental trust funds |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 1.0 |
|  | Interest received – cash balances |  |  | 6.8 |  |  |  | 5.1 |  |  |  | 7.3 |
|  | Total investment income |  |  | 7.8 |  |  |  | 5.6 |  |  |  | 8.3 |

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