Restricted Cash, Fair Value Disclosure

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Sales Type Lease, Lease Receivable, Fair Value Disclosure

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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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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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Fair value portion of contractual obligation to pay money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates.

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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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Fair Values - (Carrying Value and Fair Value of Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2021	Jan. 01, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020
3.125% Senior Convertible Notes
Book and estimated fair values of financial instruments
Stated interest rates	3.125%			3.125%
3.125% Senior Convertible Notes \| Unsecured notes
Book and estimated fair values of financial instruments
Debt obligations, net	$ 377.8
Stated interest rates	3.125%	3.125%	3.125%	3.125%
Carrying Value
Book and estimated fair values of financial instruments
Net investment in leases	$ 431.0		$ 429.0
Loans receivable and other lending investments	534.0		732.0
Cash and cash equivalents	194.0		99.0
Restricted cash	54.0		52.0
Loan participations payable, net	0.0		43.0
Debt obligations, net	3,291.0		3,287.0
Fair Value
Book and estimated fair values of financial instruments
Net investment in leases	440.0		431.0
Loans receivable and other lending investments	578.0		772.0
Cash and cash equivalents	194.0		99.0
Restricted cash	54.0		52.0
Loan participations payable, net	0.0		43.0
Debt obligations, net	$ 3,449.0		3,414.0
Fair Value \| 3.125% Senior Convertible Notes \| Unsecured notes
Book and estimated fair values of financial instruments
Debt obligations, net			$ 338.8