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Represents the amount of estimated payment of future realizable benefits.

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Investments Assigned to Former Parent, Liability

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Net Present Value Of Future Tax Benefits, Deferred Tax Asset Deed

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Number of promissory notes

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Revaluation Of Deferred Tax Asset Deed

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Seed Investment Capital

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Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017, Change In Tax Rate, Provisional Deferred Tax Asset Benefit

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Amount of income (loss) for proportionate share of equity method investee's income (loss).

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Related Party Transactions - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) installment	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($) numberOfPromissoryNotes	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Related party transactions
Increase (decrease) in DTA Deed as a result of the Tax Act						$ (51.8)
Number of promissory notes \| numberOfPromissoryNotes								2
Loan to related party				$ 8.4	$ 16.1
Investments assigned to former parent, liability				3.4	3.7
Earnings from equity method investees				35.1	16.7	0.0
Loan to Equity-Method Affiliate
Related party transactions
Loan to related party							$ 4.5
Consolidated Entity Excluding Consolidated Funds
Related party transactions
Revaluation gain (loss) of DTA Deed settlement				0.0	0.0	20.0
Earnings from equity method investees				2.9	2.8	2.7
Parent Company
Related party transactions
Original deferred tax asset deed payment value		$ 142.6
Number of installment payments \| installment		3
Total estimated payment of future realizable benefits	$ 45.5		$ 32.7
Seed Investment Capital								$ 63.4	$ 39.6
Affiliated Entity And Joint Ventures Of Affiliated Entity
Related party transactions
Earnings from equity method investees				$ 2.9	$ 2.8	$ 2.7