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Fair Value Measurements - Quantitative Information used in Valuing Level 3 Liabilities (Details) - Discounted Cash Flow - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Contingent Payment Arrangements
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities
Fair value liabilities	$ 8.1	$ 8.6
Contingent Payment Arrangements | Minimum
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities
Growth rate (as a percent)	8.00%	3.00%
Discount rate (as a percent)	14.00%	14.00%
Contingent Payment Arrangements | Maximum
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities
Growth rate (as a percent)	9.00%	8.00%
Discount rate (as a percent)	15.00%	15.00%
Affiliate Equity Obligations
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities
Fair value liabilities	$ 45.7	$ 12.1
Affiliate Equity Obligations | Minimum
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities
Growth rate (as a percent)	5.00%	4.00%
Discount rate (as a percent)	12.00%	15.00%
Affiliate Equity Obligations | Maximum
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities
Growth rate (as a percent)	9.00%	10.00%
Discount rate (as a percent)	16.00%	16.00%

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
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Fair value of financial and nonfinancial obligations.

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