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Investment Income (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Schedule of Investment Income |
3. |  | INVESTMENT INCOME |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Dividends received |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.4 |
|  | Interest received - environmental trust funds |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | 0.6 |
|  | Interest received - cash balances |  |  | 7.6 |  |  |  | 6.6 |  |  |  | 6.8 |
|  | Total investment income |  |  | 8.7 |  |  |  | 7.3 |  |  |  | 7.8 |

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