Business Combination, Deferred Purchase Obligation, Liability

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Business Combination, Deferred Purchase Obligation, Range of Outcomes, Value, High

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested options awarded to employees as compensation.

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Stock-based Payments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Pre-IPO stock-based compensation		$ 10.8	$ 6.2	$ 25.7	$ 20.5
Time-Based Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Pre-IPO stock-based compensation		4.5	$ 0.5	6.8	$ 1.7
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested time-based option awards		4.1		4.1
Performance-Based Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested time-based option awards		2.2		2.2
Cassidy Turley, Inc.
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Payment made to acquire business	$ 179.8
Period compensation expense will be recognized	4 years
Accrued value of cash-settled portion, deferred purchase obligation		$ 122.6		$ 122.6		$ 105.6