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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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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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Amount of settlements 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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Amount of expenses incurred but not yet paid classified as other, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Fair Value Measurements - Reconciliation of Liabilities Using Level 3 Inputs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Accrued expenses (current liabilities)	$ 15.2	$ 3.0	$ 15.2	$ 3.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount, Issued By Third Parties					$ 44.2
Level 3 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount, Issued By Third Parties					44.2
Level 3 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Silverton 2016
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		115.1		223.4	223.4
Distributed to third party		(1.4)		(115.9)
Total change in fair value included in the statement of operations		(9.8)		(3.6)
Ending balance		103.9		103.9
Level 3 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Silverton 2017
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	25.3		86.6
Distributed to third party	(14.7)		(78.4)
Total change in fair value included in the statement of operations	1.7		4.1
Ending balance	12.3		12.3		$ 86.6
Third party
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Accrued expenses (current liabilities)	$ 12.3	$ 2.4	$ 12.3	$ 2.4