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Fair Value Measurements - Quantitative Information About Level 3 (Details) - Discounted cash flow
$ in Millions

Dec. 31, 2019

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2018

USD ($)

Contingent payment arrangements | Growth rates | Minimum

Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities

Contingent payment arrangement, measurement input

^[1]

0.07

Contingent payment arrangements | Growth rates | Weighted Average

Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities

Contingent payment arrangement, measurement input

^[2]

0.07

Contingent payment arrangements | Discount rates | Minimum

Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities

Contingent payment arrangement, measurement input

0.15

Contingent payment arrangements | Discount rates | Weighted Average

Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities

Contingent payment arrangement, measurement input

^[2]

0.15

Affiliate equity repurchase obligations | Growth rates | Minimum

Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities

Obligations to related parties, measurement input

^[1]

(0.09)

(0.04)

Affiliate equity repurchase obligations | Growth rates | Maximum

Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities

Obligations to related parties, measurement input

^[1]

0.07

0.09

Affiliate equity repurchase obligations | Growth rates | Weighted Average

Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities

Obligations to related parties, measurement input

^[1],[2]

0.05

0.03

Affiliate equity repurchase obligations | Discount rates | Minimum

Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities

Obligations to related parties, measurement input

0.14

0.14

Affiliate equity repurchase obligations | Discount rates | Maximum

Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities

Obligations to related parties, measurement input

0.17

0.16

Affiliate equity repurchase obligations | Discount rates | Weighted Average

Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities

Obligations to related parties, measurement input

^[2]

0.15

0.15

Level 3 | Contingent payment arrangements

Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities

Fair value liabilities

$ 0.0

$ 1.9

Level 3 | Affiliate equity repurchase obligations

Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Liabilities

Fair value liabilities

$ 19.8

$ 36.2

[1]	Includes transfers from Redeemable non-controlling interests.
[2]	Calculated by comparing the relative fair value of an arrangement or obligation to its respective total.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
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