Equity Method Investments, Percent of Ownership Sold

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Equity Method Investments, Percent of Ownership Sold, Repurchase Option Within 180 Days

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Equity Method Investments, Sale Price, Repurchase Option Within 180 Days

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Equity Method Investments, Sale of Investments, Additional Amount Receivable After Certain Valuation Thresholds

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3179-108585

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 26, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of equity method investments	$ 55.0
MediaMath, Inc.
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percent of ownership sold	39.13%
Proceeds from sale of equity method investments	$ 45.0
Percent of ownership sold, repurchase option within 180 days	10.87%
Repurchase option within 180 days	$ 12.5
Realized gain (loss) on disposal			$ 45.0
AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of equity method investments	10.0
Realized gain (loss) on disposal		$ 5.5	$ 5.5
Additional amount receivable after certain valuation thresholds	$ 6.3