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Derivative, Notional Amount Deemed Effective

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Derivative, Notional Amount Settled

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Derivative, Number Of Instruments Held Deemed Effective

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Derivative, Number Of Instruments Matured During Period

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Derivative, Number of Instruments Settled

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The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Contractual rate at which a foreign currency can be purchased or sold.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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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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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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The number of derivative instruments of a particular group held by the entity.

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Period remaining until the derivative contract matures, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period the derivative contract is outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.

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Derivatives - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Derivatives - Narrative (Details)	Feb. 29, 2020 instrument	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) segment instrument	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) instrument	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) instrument	Dec. 31, 2020 GBP (£) segment instrument	Nov. 19, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 19, 2020 GBP (£)	Mar. 26, 2020 USD ($) instrument	Mar. 26, 2020 GBP (£) instrument	Nov. 30, 2019 GBP (£) instrument £ / $	Nov. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) instrument £ / $	Nov. 30, 2018 GBP (£) instrument £ / $	Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($) instrument £ / $	Nov. 30, 2017 GBP (£) instrument £ / $	Feb. 03, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest expense		$ 268,400,000	$ 329,900,000	$ 281,100,000
Cash flow hedge losses expected to be reclassified as an increase to interest expense over the next twelve months		19,600,000
Liabilities		88,700,000	39,500,000
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Derivative [Line Items]
Liabilities		87,000,000.0	0
Interest rate swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Liabilities		$ 87,000,000.0	$ 36,600,000
Interest Rate Swap - Entered in December 2016
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments \| instrument		3			3												7
Notional amount		$ 1,050,000,000.00														$ 1,500,000,000
Number of agreements matured during period \| instrument	1		1	2
Remaining maturity period		2 years
Interest Rate Swap - Entered in December 2016 \| Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate specified in swap agreement		1.7625%			1.7625%
Interest Rate Swap - Entered in December 2016 \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate specified in swap agreement		1.904%			1.904%
Interest Rate Swap - Entered in December 2018
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments \| instrument				4
Notional amount				$ 1,350,000,000
Number of instruments held deemed effective \| instrument		2			2
Notional amount deemed effective		$ 300,000,000
Interest Rate Swap - Entered in December 2018 \| Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate specified in swap agreement		2.735%			2.735%
Interest Rate Swap - Entered in December 2018 \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate specified in swap agreement		2.749%			2.749%
Foreign Currency Forward Contract - GBP to USD - Entered In November 2017
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments \| instrument														3	3
Notional amount														$ 161,300,000	£ 120,000,000
Forward exchange rate \| £ / $														1.34378	1.34378
Net payment (receipt) after settlement												$ (7,900,000)
Foreign Currency Forward Contract - GBP to USD - Entered In November 2018
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments \| instrument												1	1
Notional amount												$ 97,500,000	£ 75,000,000
Forward exchange rate \| £ / $												1.3002	1.3002
Net payment (receipt) after settlement											$ (800,000)
Foreign Currency Net Zero Cost Collar Contract - Entered In November 2019
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments \| instrument										2
Notional amount \| £										£ 100,000,000
Net payment (receipt) after settlement						$ 200,000		$ (1,900,000)
Number of derivative instruments settled \| instrument								1	1
Notional amount settled \| £							£ 50,000,000		£ 50,000,000
Foreign Currency Net Zero Cost Collar Contract - Entered In November 2019 \| Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Forward exchange rate \| £ / $										1.2375
Foreign Currency Net Zero Cost Collar Contract - Entered In November 2019 \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Forward exchange rate \| £ / $										1.3475
Foreign Currency Forward Contract - Entered in 2020
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount		$ 0
Net payment (receipt) after settlement		$ 5,400,000
Contract term		3 months
Foreign Currency Forward Contract - Entered during fourth quarter of 2020
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments \| segment		2			2
Notional amount		$ 107,100,000			£ 80,000,000
Forward exchange rate		1.3388			1.3388