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Intangible Contract Assets and Liabilities - Textuals (Details) - Fresh Start Reporting - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Apr. 03, 2017
Sales Contracts
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]
Intangible assets									$ 314.9
Liabilities									58.7
Intangible liabilities									$ 116.2
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible assets and liabilities	$ 25.1	$ 29.7	$ 54.4
Take-or-pay contracts
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Amortization of Intangible Liabilities	$ 7.8	$ 9.5	$ 16.1
Scenario, Forecast | Sales Contracts
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Amortization, remainder of 2018								$ 43.0
Amortization, 2019							$ 27.0
Amortization, 2020						$ 8.0
Amortization, 2021					$ 3.0
Amortization, 2022				$ 1.0
Scenario, Forecast | Take-or-pay contracts
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible liabilities, remainder of 2018								$ 11.0
Amortization of intangible liabilities, 2019							$ 18.0
Amortization of intangible liabilities, 2020						$ 9.0
Amortization of intangible liabilities, 2021					$ 4.0
Amortization of intangible liabilities, 2022				3.0
Finite-Lived Intangible Liabilities, Amortization Expense, Beyond Five Years				$ 25.0

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