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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions, including discontinued operations, between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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Seed Investment Capital

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Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017, Incomplete Accounting, Change In Tax Rate, Provisional Deferred Tax Asset Benefit

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For an unclassified balance sheet, amounts due from related parties including affiliates, employees, joint ventures, officers and stockholders, immediate families thereof, and pension funds.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) installment	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Amounts due from related parties
Total amounts due for investment advisory fee receivables from related parties			$ 15.2	$ 25.3
Total related party investments			2.0	1.9
Related party revenues (included discontinued operations)			213.0	268.6	$ 283.5
Related party expenses (including discontinued operations)			0.0	0.0	0.6
Number of promissory notes								2
Loan to related party			16.1
Investments assigned to former parent, liability			3.7
Loan to Equity-Method Affiliate
Amounts due from related parties
Loan to related party							$ 4.5
Consolidated Entity Excluding Consolidated Funds
Amounts due from related parties
Increase in Deferred Tax Deed as result of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act				51.8
Revaluation of DTA deed			0.0	20.0	51.8
Parent Company
Amounts due from related parties
Original deferred tax asset deed payment value						$ 142.6
Number of installment payments \| installment	3
Total estimated payment of future realizable benefits	$ 45.5	$ 32.7
Seed Investment Capital								$ 63.4	$ 39.6
Old Mutual plc \| Recharged operational costs
Amounts due from related parties
Related party expenses (including discontinued operations)			0.0	0.0	0.4
Old Mutual plc \| Recharged operational costs directly attributable to Company
Amounts due from related parties
Related party expenses (including discontinued operations)					0.4
Commonly controlled Old Mutual plc business units \| Management fees
Amounts due from related parties
Related party revenues (included discontinued operations)			0.0	0.0	8.5
Commonly controlled Old Mutual plc business units \| Rent and administrative costs recharged
Amounts due from related parties
Related party expenses (including discontinued operations)			0.0	0.0	0.2
Unconsolidated Funds
Amounts due from related parties
Fees receivable			15.2	25.3
Unconsolidated Funds \| Management fees
Amounts due from related parties
Related party revenues (included discontinued operations)			211.8	266.4	274.9
Unconsolidated Funds \| Performance fees collected (performance penalties paid)
Amounts due from related parties
Related party revenues (included discontinued operations)			1.2	2.2	$ 0.1
Equity- accounted investees
Amounts due from related parties
Total related party investments			$ 2.0	$ 1.9