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Variable Interest Entities (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 31, 2018 securitization_trust | Jun. 30, 2018 securitization_trust | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) securitization_trust | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of securitization vehicles held | securitization_trust |  |  | 0 |
Number of securitization vehicles contributed | securitization_trust | 3 |  |  |
Number of securitization vehicles sold | securitization_trust |  | 2 |  |
Company Sponsored Funds |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Exposure to the obligations of the investment entities | $ |  |  | $ 13.2 | $ 10.2
Consolidated open-end fund |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Exposure to the obligations of the investment entities | $ |  |  | 117.3 | 6.9
Trust |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Exposure to the obligations of the investment entities | $ |  |  | 3.7 | 3.7
Securitization Vehicles |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Exposure to the obligations of the investment entities | $ |  |  |  | 490.1
Securitization Vehicles | Variable Interest Entity, Unconsolidated |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Exposure to the obligations of the investment entities | $ |  |  | $ 67.5 | $ 102.2
Colony Credit |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of securitization vehicles held | securitization_trust |  | 0 |  |
Number of securitization vehicles contributed | securitization_trust |  | 3 |  |

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