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Segment Reporting - Adjustments for Performance Fees, Performance Fee Related Compensation and Investment Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016
Performance fees |  |
Realized | $ 83.2 | $ 131.8
Unrealized | 598.4 | 13.4
Total performance fees | 681.6 | 145.2
Performance fee related compensation expense |  |
Realized | 45.8 | 61.6
Unrealized | 271.3 | 7.9
Total performance fee related compensation expense | 317.1 | 69.5
Net performance fees |  |
Realized | 37.4 | 70.2
Unrealized | 327.1 | 5.5
Total net performance fees | 364.5 | 75.7
Investment income (loss) |  |
Realized | (0.2) | 12.6
Unrealized | 46.5 | (22.2)
Total investment income (loss) | 46.3 | (9.6)
Adjustments |  |
Performance fees |  |
Realized | (0.2) | 0.2
Unrealized | 33.3 | 2.6
Total performance fees | 33.1 | 2.8
Performance fee related compensation expense |  |
Realized | 1.9 | 0.3
Unrealized | 1.6 | 2.9
Total performance fee related compensation expense | 3.5 | 3.2
Net performance fees |  |
Realized | (2.1) | (0.1)
Unrealized | 31.7 | (0.3)
Total net performance fees | 29.6 | (0.4)
Investment income (loss) |  |
Realized | (5.2) | (5.1)
Unrealized | (30.5) | 8.3
Total investment income (loss) | (35.7) | 3.2
Total Reportable Segments |  |
Performance fees |  |
Realized | 83.0 | 132.0
Unrealized | 631.7 | 16.0
Total performance fees | 714.7 | 148.0
Performance fee related compensation expense |  |
Realized | 47.7 | 61.9
Unrealized | 272.9 | 10.8
Total performance fee related compensation expense | 320.6 | 72.7
Net performance fees |  |
Realized | 35.3 | 70.1
Unrealized | 358.8 | 5.2
Total net performance fees | 394.1 | 75.3
Investment income (loss) |  |
Realized | (5.4) | 7.5
Unrealized | 16.0 | (13.9)
Total investment income (loss) | $ 10.6 | $ (6.4)

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- Definition This item represents the net total realized and unrealized gain (loss) included in earnings for the period as a result of selling or holding marketable securities categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity, including the unrealized holding gain (loss) of held-to-maturity securities transferred to the trading security category and the cumulative unrealized gain (loss) which was included in other comprehensive income (a separate component of shareholders' equity) for available-for-sale securities transferred to trading securities during the period. Additionally, this item would include any gains (losses) realized during the period from the sale of investments accounted for under the cost method of accounting and losses recognized for other than temporary impairments (OTTI) of the subject investments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -Subparagraph (c)-(e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=73527792&loc=d3e27357-111563 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.7(c),9(a)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=73527792&loc=d3e27405-111563 + Details
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