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Fair value of investment other than investment in equity security, investment in debt security and equity method investment. Includes, but is not limited to, investment in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share. Example includes, but is not limited to, investment in hedge fund, venture capital fund, private equity fund, and real estate partnership or fund.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other 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 assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Fair value portion of investment securities, including, but not limited to, marketable securities, derivative financial instruments, and investments accounted for under the equity method.

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Fair value of financial and nonfinancial obligations.

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Fair Value Measurement - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2021
Assets
Subtotal	$ 6,957.2	$ 6,628.4
Investments measured at net asset value		6,644.8
Liabilities
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds	5,938.3	5,563.0
Foreign currency forward contracts	0.2	0.4
Total	$ 5,938.5	$ 5,563.4
Maximum lag period for which the partnership investments in funds are valued	90 days	90 days
Equity securities
Assets
Investments		$ 9.4
Bonds
Assets
Investments		550.4
Loans
Assets
Investments		5,497.1
Investments of Consolidated Funds
Assets
Investments		6,056.9
Investments in CLOs and other
Assets
Investments		570.8
Foreign currency forward contracts
Assets
Foreign currency forward contracts		0.7
Level I
Assets
Subtotal	$ 1.4	0.0
Liabilities
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds	0.0	0.0
Foreign currency forward contracts	0.0	0.0
Total	0.0	0.0
Level I \| Equity securities
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level I \| Bonds
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level I \| Loans
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level I \| Investments of Consolidated Funds
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level I \| Investments in CLOs and other
Assets
Investments	1.4	0.0
Level I \| Foreign currency forward contracts
Assets
Foreign currency forward contracts		0.0
Level II
Assets
Subtotal	45.6	0.7
Liabilities
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds	0.0	0.0
Foreign currency forward contracts	0.2	0.4
Total	0.2	0.4
Level II \| Equity securities
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level II \| Bonds
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level II \| Loans
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level II \| Investments of Consolidated Funds
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level II \| Investments in CLOs and other
Assets
Investments	45.6	0.0
Level II \| Foreign currency forward contracts
Assets
Foreign currency forward contracts		0.7
Level III
Assets
Subtotal	6,876.3	6,627.7
Liabilities
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds	5,938.3	5,563.0
Foreign currency forward contracts	0.0	0.0
Total	5,938.3	5,563.0
Level III \| Equity securities
Assets
Investments	18.9	9.4
Level III \| Bonds
Assets
Investments	581.1	550.4
Level III \| Loans
Assets
Investments	5,852.9	5,497.1
Level III \| Investments of Consolidated Funds
Assets
Investments	6,452.9	6,056.9
Subtotal	6,452.9	6,056.9
Level III \| Investments in CLOs and other
Assets
Investments	423.4	570.8
Level III \| Foreign currency forward contracts
Assets
Foreign currency forward contracts		0.0
Fair Value Measured at NAV
Assets
Investments measured at net asset value	33.9	$ 16.4
Fair Value Measured at NAV \| Consolidated VIEs
Assets
Investments measured at net asset value	16.8
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3
Assets
Subtotal	6,923.3
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 \| Equity securities
Assets
Investments	18.9
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 \| Bonds
Assets
Investments	581.1
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 \| Loans
Assets
Investments	5,852.9
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 \| Investments of Consolidated Funds
Assets
Investments	6,452.9
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 \| Investments in CLOs and other
Assets
Investments	$ 470.4
Investments measured at net asset value			$ 36.6