Debt Instrument, Amount Payable Upon Opening Of Facility

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- Definition

Represents the number of semi annual payments.

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- Definition

Debt Instrument, Semiannual Payment Amount Beginning One Year From Commencement Of Operations

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- Definition

Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-Subparagraph (a)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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- Definition

Amount of long-term debt and lease obligation, including portion classified as current.

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Long-term Debt - Other Long-term Obligations (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) payment	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	$ 3,247.7			$ 3,247.7		$ 2,419.0
Other long-term obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	80.8			80.8		89.2
Other long-term obligations \| Ohio Relocation Fees Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	68.8			68.8		$ 76.4
Amount payable upon opening of the facility			$ 7.5
Number of semi-annual payments \| payment			18
Amount of semi-annual payments due beginning one year from commencement of operations			$ 4.8
Effective yield			5.00%
Convertible Notes interest expense	$ 0.9	$ 1.1		$ 1.8	$ 2.2