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Acquisitions (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2013
Alpha Care Holdings Inc.
Acquisitions
Percentage of equity interest acquired				65.00%
Amount of additional Preferred Shares purchased			$ 23.6
Percentage of ownership held			82.00%
Voting interest of remaining shareholders			18.00%
CDMI
Acquisitions
Amount of consideration paid in cash		$ 201.0
Reduction to consideration paid due to net receipts received for working capital adjustments		4.0
Acquisition disclosures
Maximum potential contingent payments		$ 165.0
HSM
Acquisitions
Amount of consideration paid in cash	$ 13.5