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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]

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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 of interest capitalized during the period.

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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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The reporting entity's maximum amount of exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the Variable Interest Entity (VIE).

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Basis of Presentation to Real Estate Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Maximum exposure to losses	$ 12.4		$ 12.4
Depreciation expense from operation	48.7	$ 38.0	94.2	$ 73.7
Real estate cost capitalized excluding interest cost	7.0	4.8	12.5	9.3
Real estate interest cost capitalized incurred	(7.8)	(7.7)	$ (14.8)	(15.8)
Real Property
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful life of property			40 years
Real Property \| Minimum
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful life of property			20 years
Real Property \| Maximum
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful life of property			40 years
Leasehold Improvements \| Maximum
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful life of property			20 years
Real Estate Assets
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Depreciation expense from operation	45.4	34.7	$ 88.1	67.0
Non-Real Estate Assets
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Depreciation expense from operation	$ 3.2	$ 3.4	$ 6.1	$ 6.7