Revenue Recognition - Future Minimum Payments Receivable (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Total	$ 933.4
Less than 1 year	107.7
Years 2 to 3	215.5
Years 4 to 5	215.5
More than 5 years	$ 394.7

Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, In Four And Five Years

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Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, In Two And Three Years

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Future minimum rental payments in aggregate as of the balance sheet date under operating leases.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84164653&loc=d3e41551-112718

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Future rental payments receivable within one year of the balance sheet date under an operating lease.

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Future minimum lease payments receivable under operating leases for periods greater than five years following the balance sheet date.

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