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Long Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Current and Noncurrent, Including Unamortized Premium (Discount)

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Schedule of Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 04, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Finance Lease, Liability	$ 17.2	$ 3.1
Total debt outstanding	943.3	910.1
Add: unamortized premium on 6.0% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024	5.1	6.0
Less: debt issuance costs	(9.0)	(10.8)
Long-term debt, including current portion	939.4	905.3
Less—current portion, net of debt issuance costs	(32.4)	(38.8)
Long-term debt	907.0	866.5
Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 100.5	$ 132.2
Weighted average interest rate	5.30%	5.20%
6.0% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 \| Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 600.0	$ 600.0
Less: debt issuance costs			$ (3.8)
Stated interest rate of debt instrument	6.00%		6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
2018 BofA Real Estate Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage note payable classified as Liabilities Associated with Assets Held for Sale	$ 26.6
2018 Wells Fargo Master Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		$ 25.0
2015 Wells Fargo Master Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage note payable classified as Liabilities Associated with Assets Held for Sale	$ 1.5