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INTANGIBLE FRANCHISE RIGHTS AND GOODWILL - Roll-Forward of Intangible Franchise Rights by Reportable Segment (Details) - Intangible Franchise Rights $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
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Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets |
Balance, December 31, 2020 | $ 232.8
Balance, December 31, 2021 | 392.3
U.S. |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets |
Balance, December 31, 2020 | 213.4
Balance, December 31, 2021 | 372.0
U.K. |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets |
Balance, December 31, 2020 | 19.4
Balance, December 31, 2021 | $ 20.4

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- Definition Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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- Definition A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. + References No definition available. + Details
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