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Debt - Subsidiary Non-recourse Debt in Default or Accelerated (Details)	Mar. 31, 2017
Nonrecourse Debt Default [Line Items]
Materiality threshold for cash distribution from business to Parent	20.00%
Debt defaults at risk of causing cross default	0

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Materiality threshold for cash distribution from business to Parent

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