Lease Disclosures - Future Minimum Payments to be Received as Lessor Under Noncancelable Direct Financing Leases (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
2020	$ 14.6
2021	11.5
2022	8.2
2023	3.6
2024	1.3
Thereafter	2.5
Total minimum rents receivable	41.7
Less: unearned income	7.7
Total net investment in direct financing leases	34.0
Less: current portion	11.0
Long-term investment in direct financing leases	$ 23.0

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Amount of net investment in direct financing lease.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
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-Section 45
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