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Segment Information (Revenue) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 294.3 | $ 401.2 | $ 163.6
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 599.1 | (32.1) | 210.2
Revenues | $ 175.3 | $ 155.5 | $ 129.0 | $ 433.6 | $ 6.0 | $ 198.7 | $ 122.3 | $ 42.1 | 893.4 | 369.1 | 373.8
HG Global-BAM |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66.6 | 24.3 | 23.3
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66.6 | 24.3 | 23.3
NSM Holding Co LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 233.1 | 101.6 |
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 233.1 | 101.6 | 0.0
Kudu |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21.2 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21.2 |  |
MediaAlpha |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48.8 | 295.5 | 163.2
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48.8 | 297.1 | 163.2
Other Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.4 | 4.1 | 0.4
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 511.3 | (58.0) | 186.9
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 523.7 | (53.9) | 187.3
Specialty Transportation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 77.6 | 28.3 |
Specialty Transportation | HG Global-BAM |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |
Specialty Transportation | NSM Holding Co LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 77.6 | 28.3 |
Specialty Transportation | Kudu |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Specialty Transportation | MediaAlpha |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Specialty Transportation | Other Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34.7 | 17.8 |
Real Estate | HG Global-BAM |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |
Real Estate | NSM Holding Co LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34.7 | 17.8 |
Real Estate | Kudu |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Real Estate | MediaAlpha |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Real Estate | Other Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Social Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.9 | 14.7 |
Social Services | HG Global-BAM |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |
Social Services | NSM Holding Co LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.9 | 14.7 |
Social Services | Kudu |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Social Services | MediaAlpha |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Social Services | Other Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Pet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.0 |  |
Pet | NSM Holding Co LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.0 |  |
Pet | Kudu |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Pet | MediaAlpha |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Pet | Other Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.9 | 16.9 | 0.4
Other | HG Global-BAM |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Other | NSM Holding Co LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.0 | 12.8 |
Other | Kudu |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Other | MediaAlpha |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Other | Other Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.9 | 4.1 | 0.4
Total Commission and Other Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 240.0 | 105.7 | 0.4
Total Commission and Other Revenue | HG Global-BAM |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Total Commission and Other Revenue | NSM Holding Co LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 233.1 | 101.6 |
Total Commission and Other Revenue | Kudu |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Total Commission and Other Revenue | MediaAlpha |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Total Commission and Other Revenue | Other Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.9 | 4.1 | 0.4
Advertising revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48.8 | 295.5 | 163.2
Advertising revenues | HG Global-BAM |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Advertising revenues | NSM Holding Co LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Advertising revenues | Kudu |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Advertising revenues | MediaAlpha |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48.8 | 295.5 | 163.2
Advertising revenues | Other Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | $ 0.0
Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.5 |  |
Products | HG Global-BAM |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Products | NSM Holding Co LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Products | Kudu |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Products | MediaAlpha |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Products | Other Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.5 |  |
United Kingdom |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45.9 | 28.0 |
United Kingdom | HG Global-BAM |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
United Kingdom | NSM Holding Co LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45.9 | 28.0 |
United Kingdom | Kudu |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
United Kingdom | MediaAlpha |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
United Kingdom | Other Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 |

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