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Recently Issued Accounting Standards (Details) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
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Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 [Member] |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption | $ 4.9
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member] |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |
Additional ROU Asset upon adoption of ASU 2016-02 | 1,600.0
Additional ROU Liability upon adoption of ASU 2016-02 | 1,750.0
Certain real estate lease [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member] |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption | (131.6)
ROU asset impairment, impact of adoption of 2016-02 | 175.4
Income tax benefit, impact of adoption of ASU 2016-02 | 43.8
Underperforming retail locations [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member] |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption | (37.8)
ROU asset impairment, impact of adoption of 2016-02 | $ 49.7

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