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Capital Lease Obligations and Restricted Cash (Details Textual) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
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Capital Lease Obligations and Restricted Cash (Textual) [Abstract]
Capital lease arrangement period				30 years
Ownership interest		52.00%	33.00%	70.00%
Tax indemnification guarantee				$ 16.1
Weighted average interest rate on lease				5.20%						7.40%
Approximate capital lease future minimum payments due				1,000.0						201.1
Weighted average interest rates earned on deposit				0.30%	0.40%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
Interest expenses included in capital lease payment obligation				529.7						25.5
LIBOR Rate on which Defeased Rental Payments are based											8.00%
Minimum Percentage of actual interest rates over which Company will receive rental rebates											8.00%
Maximum Percentage of actual interest rates below which Company will be required to pay rentals in excess of the Defeased Rental Payments											8.00%
Restricted cash on deposits				479.1	477.2			82.6	61.7
End of lease contract	2041
Year from which lease payments will increase to cover both interest and principal to commence reduction of the principal portion of the lease obligations	2024
Restricted cash deposits related to certain term loans and other obligations	$ 21.1		$ 16.5

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Amount necessary to reduce net minimum lease payments to present value calculated at the lesser of the interest rate implicit in the lease (if known) or the entity's incremental borrowing rate (as defined) at inception of the lease.

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The discounted value of future cash flows under leases meeting the criteria for capitalization.

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The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. This element is for unclassified presentations; for classified presentations there is a separate and distinct element.

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