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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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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of assets acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of other assets expected to be realized or consumed after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Fair value at acquisition-date of the equity interest in the acquiree held by the acquirer, immediately before the acquisition date for businesses combined in stages.

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Acquisitions - Book Value of Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 23, 2016	May 18, 2016	May 18, 2015
May 2016 Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cost investment	$ 5.2
Equity method investments	1.5
Partners capital	87.0
Book value of assets acquired	$ 93.7
Colonial
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest acquired	3.00%		1.388%
Zydeco
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest acquired	30.00%		19.50%
Bengal
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest acquired	1.00%
May 2015 Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cost investment			$ 2.5
Partners capital		$ 52.9
Book value of assets acquired			$ 55.4