Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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- Definition

Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Borrowings - CLO Term Loans (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions				6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2017	Apr. 19, 2017	Oct. 03, 2013 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt principal amount				$ 1,439.2	$ 1,267.6
October 2013 CLO Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt principal amount \| €			€ 12.6
CLO 2016-2 Retention Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt principal amount				$ 20.6	$ 20.6
Loan maturity date				Jul. 15, 2027	Jul. 15, 2027
Effective interest rate (percent)				2.96%
CLO Term Loan Maturing September 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt principal amount				$ 70.5	$ 0.0	€ 61.8
Effective interest rate (percent)				2.33%
CLO Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt principal amount				$ 151.5	33.8
Euribor \| October 2013 CLO Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt principal amount				$ 14.4	$ 13.2
Loan maturity date				Sep. 28, 2018	Sep. 28, 2018
Effective interest rate (percent)				1.75%
Margin interest rate (as a percent)			1.75%
LIBOR \| CLO Term Loan Maturing April 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt principal amount				$ 22.8	$ 0.0
Effective interest rate (percent)				3.09%
Margin interest rate (as a percent)		1.932%
LIBOR \| CLO Term Loan Maturing July 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt principal amount				$ 23.2	$ 0.0
Effective interest rate (percent)				3.25%
Margin interest rate (as a percent)	1.923%