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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Investments in Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investments	$ 1,480.9	$ 1,107.0
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investments	828.5	664.2
Due from affiliates, net	0.0	1.8
Maximum Exposure to Loss	828.5	$ 666.0
Amount of variable interests in unconsolidated VIEs related to performance fees	51.9
Amount of variable interests in unconsolidated VIEs related to management fees	$ 12.8

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