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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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Amount before accumulated depletion of real estate held for productive use, excluding land held for sale.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Leasehold Improvements, Equipment, Land and Construction in Progress, net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Leasehold Improvements, Equipment, Land and Construction in Progress, Net
Leasehold improvements, equipment and construction in progress, gross	$ 94.4	$ 89.1
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(59.8)	(47.6)
Leasehold improvements, equipment and construction in progress, net	34.6	41.5
Land	0.0	1.3
Leasehold improvements, equipment, land and construction in progress, net	34.6	42.8
Depreciation expense	15.9	12.0	$ 10.4
Proceeds from sale of equity interest in land	0.0	0.0	2.3
Gain on sale of equity interest in land	0.0	0.0	$ 1.2
Equipment
Leasehold Improvements, Equipment, Land and Construction in Progress, Net
Leasehold improvements, equipment and construction in progress, gross	$ 34.5	33.6
Equipment \| Minimum
Leasehold Improvements, Equipment, Land and Construction in Progress, net
Ranges of Estimated useful life	2 years
Equipment \| Maximum
Leasehold Improvements, Equipment, Land and Construction in Progress, net
Ranges of Estimated useful life	10 years
Software
Leasehold Improvements, Equipment, Land and Construction in Progress, Net
Leasehold improvements, equipment and construction in progress, gross	$ 27.0	24.1
Software \| Minimum
Leasehold Improvements, Equipment, Land and Construction in Progress, net
Ranges of Estimated useful life	3 years
Software \| Maximum
Leasehold Improvements, Equipment, Land and Construction in Progress, net
Ranges of Estimated useful life	10 years
Vehicles
Leasehold Improvements, Equipment, Land and Construction in Progress, net
Ranges of Estimated useful life	4 years
Leasehold Improvements, Equipment, Land and Construction in Progress, Net
Leasehold improvements, equipment and construction in progress, gross	$ 8.7	8.6
Other
Leasehold Improvements, Equipment, Land and Construction in Progress, net
Ranges of Estimated useful life	10 years
Leasehold Improvements, Equipment, Land and Construction in Progress, Net
Leasehold improvements, equipment and construction in progress, gross	$ 0.4	0.3
Leasehold improvements
Leasehold Improvements, Equipment, Land and Construction in Progress, Net
Leasehold improvements, equipment and construction in progress, gross	$ 20.2	20.4
Leasehold improvements \| Maximum
Leasehold Improvements, Equipment, Land and Construction in Progress, net
Ranges of Estimated useful life	10 years
Construction in progress
Leasehold Improvements, Equipment, Land and Construction in Progress, Net
Leasehold improvements, equipment and construction in progress, gross	$ 3.6	$ 2.1