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Disposal Group, Indemnification Claim Settled

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Indemnity Obligation Deposit

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Indemnity Obligation Deposit Released

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Amount after tax of gain (loss) not previously recognized resulting from the disposal of a discontinued operation.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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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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Costs of settling insured claims and costs incurred in the claims settlement process for the specified year specifically for claims that have already been submitted to the insurance company for reimbursement.

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Aggregate carrying amount of the estimated litigation liability for known or estimated probable loss from litigation, which may include attorneys' fees and other litigation costs.

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ACQUISITION AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Discontinued Operations (Details) - Mendota $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) claim	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 18, 2018 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes			$ 1.5
Final aggregate purchase price				$ 28.6
Escrow deposit	$ 5.0			$ 5.0
Maximum obligation	2.5
Number of claims settled \| claim		1
Indemnification claim settled		$ 0.5
Estimated net loss	1.6		$ 1.6
Released escrow deposit	$ 3.4