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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease.

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Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under operating lease.

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[Line Items] for Reclassifications out of Accumulated Comprehensive loss [Table]

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- New Accounting Pronouncements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Comprehensive loss [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 367.6		$ 0.0
Operating lease liability	$ 346.9
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Comprehensive loss [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets		$ 378.8
Operating lease liability		378.8
Lease Deposits \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Comprehensive loss [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of new accounting principle in period of adoption		$ 25.4