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Reference (Basis) Price per Share of the Company's Stock Used to Evaluate the Achievement of Performance Target Related to Certain Equity Compensation Awards

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term.

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The estimated measure of the percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period.

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The risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares.

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Noncontrolling Interests - Group P Units, 2017 Incentive Program and Limited Partnership Agreements (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Granted		$ 1.25
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate		35.70%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period		3 years 11 months
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized		$ 89.5
P Units Issued and Outstanding		71.9
Performance Reference Price per Share			$ 3.21
Number of Group A Units Canceled Pursuant to the Relinquishment Agreement	30.0
Number of Operating Group D Units Reallocated If Forfeited	30.0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate		10.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate		2.20%
Performance threshold - 25% [Member] \| Operating Group P Unit
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Incremental Percent Of P Units Vested Once Performance Threshold Is Met	20.00%
Performance threshold - 50% [Member] [Member] \| Operating Group P Unit
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Incremental Percent Of P Units Vested Once Performance Threshold Is Met	40.00%
Aggregate Percent of P Units vested once performance threshold is met	60.00%
Performance threshold - 75% [Member] \| Operating Group P Unit
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Incremental Percent Of P Units Vested Once Performance Threshold Is Met	20.00%
Aggregate Percent of P Units vested once performance threshold is met	80.00%
Performance threshold - 125% [Member] \| Operating Group P Unit
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Incremental Percent Of P Units Vested Once Performance Threshold Is Met	20.00%
Aggregate Percent of P Units vested once performance threshold is met	100.00%
P Units vest - 20% incremental and total [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percent of performance condition for P Units vesting	25.00%
P Units vest - 40% incremental and 60% total [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percent of performance condition for P Units vesting	50.00%
P Unit vest - 20% incremental and 80% total [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percent of performance condition for P Units vesting	75.00%
P Unit vest - 20% incremental and 100% total [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percent of performance condition for P Units vesting	125.00%