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Convertible Securities - Schedule of Carrying Value of Convertible Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Junior Convertible Trust Preferred Securities
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument term		22 years
2007 Junior Convertible Securities
Debt Instrument
Carrying value	[1]	$ 305.2	$ 303.1
Principal Amount at Maturity	[1]	$ 430.8	$ 430.8
[1] The carrying value is accreted to the principal amount at maturity over a remaining life of 22 years

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Carrying amount of junior long-term convertible debt as of the balance sheet date, net of the amount due in the next twelve months. The debt is convertible, at any time, into a defined number of shares of common stock. Holders of the junior convertible trust preferred securities have no rights to put these securities.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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