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Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets, as well as the December 31, 2018 balance, to the amounts shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

For the year ended December 31,						2020			2019			2018
Cash and cash equivalents						$	750,147		$	61,576		$	77,765
Restricted cash						117,151			36,241			47,852
Total Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows						$	867,298		$	97,817		$	125,617

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