Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligations Disclosure [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes minimum noncancelable payments contractually due under Federated's significant service contracts and employment arrangements:

	Payments due in
in millions	2018		2019		2020		Total
Purchase obligations1	$	12.6	$	5.5	$	2.4	$	20.5
Employment-related commitments2	10.7		3.9		2.3		16.9
Other obligations	2.4		1.0		0.1		3.5
Total	$	25.7	$	10.4	$	4.8	$	40.9

1 Federated is a party to various contracts pursuant to which it receives certain services, including services for marketing and information technology, access to various fund-related information systems and research databases, trade order transmission and recovery services as well as other services. These contracts contain certain minimum noncancelable payments, cancellation provisions and renewal terms.The contracts require payments through the year 2020. Costs for such services are expensed as incurred.

2 Federated has certain domestic and international employment arrangements pursuant to which Federated is obligated to make minimum compensation payments.