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Fair Value Measurements - Other Investments and Unfunded Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
NAV of investments at fair value
Unfunded Commitments	$ 129.4	$ 127.2
Fair Value Measured at NAV
NAV of investments at fair value
Fair Value	215.0	211.8
Controlling Interest | Fair Value Measured at NAV
NAV of investments at fair value
Fair Value	145.9	137.6
Private equity funds
NAV of investments at fair value
Unfunded Commitments	129.4	127.2
Private equity funds | Fair Value Measured at NAV
NAV of investments at fair value
Fair Value	$ 208.7	203.3
Life of funds (generally up to)	15 years
Investments in other strategies
NAV of investments at fair value
Unfunded Commitments	$ 0.0	0.0
Investments in other strategies | Fair Value Measured at NAV
NAV of investments at fair value
Fair Value	$ 6.3	$ 8.5

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