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Fair Value (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
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Transfers between Fair Value Hierarchies	0	0
Material Level 3 Changes	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Non-Recurring Basis	0	0
U.S. Treasury debt securities
Fair Value Disclosure [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Realized Gain (Loss)	$ (0.3)	$ 0.0
Available-for-sale Securities, Maturities, Next Twelve Months, Fair Value	11.6
Corporate/Other debt securities
Fair Value Disclosure [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Realized Gain (Loss)	0.1	$ 0.0
Available-for-sale Securities, Maturities, Next Twelve Months, Fair Value	$ 5.5

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