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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Effective tax rate
Effective income tax rate (as a percent)		20.07%	(2507.15%)	22.79%	(1232.94%)
Effect of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Federal statutory tax rate				21.00%		35.00%
Provisional increase to deferred tax expense	$ 261.3			$ 3.5	$ 2.6
Additional tax expense		$ 0.9
Benefited from the deferred tax valuation allowance reversal			$ 766.2		$ 766.2