Commitments and Contingencies Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 2.3
Liabilities assumed in purchase accounting	6.6
Accretion expense	0.1
Balance, end of period	$ 9.0

The amount of asset retirement obligation assumed in an acquisition.

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Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract]

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The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392676&loc=d3e7480-110848

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