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The amount of assets purchased from a related party.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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	Jul. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	May 31, 2017	Apr. 30, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions
Accounts payable, related party								$ 2.4
Liability payable							$ 3.0
Increase in borrowings on related party debt							21.0
CSL and Board Members
Related Party Transactions
Related party expenses							1.4	$ 0.2	$ 0.1
Accounts payable, related party							0.0
CSL \| Allied Purchase Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Assets purchased from a related party						$ 4.0
Ranger Bridge Loan
Related Party Transactions
Related party note payable	$ 21.0	$ 17.1		$ 12.1	$ 11.1
Carrying value of assets used to secure debt							$ 132.1
Interest rate (as a percent)					15.00%
Period after the consummation of an initial public offering that the debt may become due					10 days
Percentage of the total amount advanced to be paid upon settlement					125.00%
Increase in borrowings on related party debt	$ 3.9	$ 2.5	$ 2.5	$ 1.0
Ranger Bridge Loan \| CSL Opportunities II
Related Party Transactions
Related party note payable					$ 4.4
Ranger Bridge Loan \| CSL Holdings II
Related Party Transactions
Related party note payable					3.2
Ranger Bridge Loan \| Bayou Well Holdings Company, LLC
Related Party Transactions
Related party note payable					$ 3.6