Debt Instrument, Accrued Interest and Payables, Fair Value Disclosure

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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The fair value of notes issued in noncash investing and financing activities.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Fair Value Measurements - Reconciliation of Level 3 Inputs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Loan notes issued during the period				$ (130.0)
Recurring
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Liabilities measured using level 3 inputs classified as other payables			$ (42.4)	(108.4)
Recurring \| Level 3
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Liabilities measured using level 3 inputs classified as other payables			(42.4)	(108.4)
Silverton 2016
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Loan notes issued during the period	$ (125.0)
Silverton 2016 \| Recurring \| Level 3
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance at the beginning of the period			223.4
Distributed to third party			(115.6)
Loan notes issued during the period			0.0
Total change in fair value included in the statement of operations			(21.2)
Balance at the end of the period			(86.6)	223.4
Silverton 2015
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Loan notes issued during the period		$ (85.0)
Silverton 2015 \| Recurring \| Level 3
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance at the beginning of the period			$ (223.4)	(190.6)
Distributed to third party				(89.3)
Loan notes issued during the period				(105.0)
Total change in fair value included in the statement of operations				(17.1)
Balance at the end of the period	$ (190.6)			$ (223.4)