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Segment Reporting - Adjustments for Performance Fees, Performance Fee Related Compensation and Investment Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Performance fees
Realized	$ 411.8	$ 383.4	$ 852.7	$ 905.1
Unrealized	(126.2)	(168.7)	658.1	(334.3)
Total performance fees	285.6	214.7	1,510.8	570.8
Performance fee related compensation expense
Realized	189.4	189.0	401.9	423.0
Unrealized	(51.8)	(78.1)	309.9	(146.1)
Total performance fee related compensation expense	137.6	110.9	711.8	276.9
Net performance fees
Realized	222.4	194.4	450.8	482.1
Unrealized	(74.4)	(90.6)	348.2	(188.2)
Total net performance fees	148.0	103.8	799.0	293.9
Investment income (loss)
Realized	15.5	40.7	42.0	92.2
Unrealized	21.7	29.8	100.5	34.0
Total investment income	37.2	70.5	142.5	126.2
Adjustments
Performance fees
Realized	(0.8)	(2.5)	(6.0)	14.1
Unrealized	0.6	42.8	54.6	28.4
Total performance fees	(0.2)	40.3	48.6	42.5
Performance fee related compensation expense
Realized	4.7	5.6	10.5	6.5
Unrealized	(3.9)	(3.8)	(3.4)	(3.1)
Total performance fee related compensation expense	0.8	1.8	7.1	3.4
Net performance fees
Realized	(5.5)	(8.1)	(16.5)	7.6
Unrealized	4.5	46.6	58.0	31.5
Total net performance fees	(1.0)	38.5	41.5	39.1
Investment income (loss)
Realized	(68.9)	(29.6)	(90.2)	(64.3)
Unrealized	(3.6)	(27.6)	(45.8)	(26.1)
Total investment income	(72.5)	(57.2)	(136.0)	(90.4)
Total Reportable Segments
Performance fees
Realized	411.0	380.9	846.7	919.2
Unrealized	(125.6)	(125.9)	712.7	(305.9)
Total performance fees	285.4	255.0	1,559.4	613.3
Performance fee related compensation expense
Realized	194.1	194.6	412.4	429.5
Unrealized	(55.7)	(81.9)	306.5	(149.2)
Total performance fee related compensation expense	138.4	112.7	718.9	280.3
Net performance fees
Realized	216.9	186.3	434.3	489.7
Unrealized	(69.9)	(44.0)	406.2	(156.7)
Total net performance fees	147.0	142.3	840.5	333.0
Investment income (loss)
Realized	(53.4)	11.1	(48.2)	27.9
Unrealized	18.1	2.2	54.7	7.9
Total investment income	$ (35.3)	$ 13.3	$ 6.5	$ 35.8

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