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Debt - Schedule of Weighted Average Interest Rates (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument
Interest expense	$ 9.0	$ 13.1
Specialty Insurance Distribution (NSM)
Debt Instrument
Weighted Average	273.5	277.4
Interest expense	$ 2.0	$ 5.9
Weighted Average Interest rate	2.90%	8.50%
Specialty Insurance Distribution (NSM) | Revolving credit loan
Debt Instrument
Interest expense	$ 0.1
Specialty Insurance Distribution (NSM) | Interest Rate Swap and Interest Rate Cap
Debt Instrument
Interest expense	(2.7)	$ 0.6
Specialty Insurance Distribution (NSM) | Other Debt
Debt Instrument
Interest expense	0.5	0.3
Specialty Insurance Distribution (NSM) | Term loan - hedged
Debt Instrument
Weighted Average	0.0	147.6
Interest expense	$ 0.0	$ 3.4
Weighted Average Interest rate	0.00%	9.20%
Specialty Insurance Distribution (NSM) | Term loan - unhedged
Debt Instrument
Weighted Average	$ 273.5	$ 129.8
Interest expense	$ 2.0	$ 2.5
Weighted Average Interest rate	2.90%	7.70%

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