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Expected share-based compensation expense.

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Payments or distributions related to long term incentive plan.

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Percent of equity reserved for grants to be made from time to time to the directors, officers and other employees in the company.

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Percentage of enterprise value.

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Percentage of reserve granted.

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Description of award terms as to how many shares or portion of an award are no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, thereby giving the employee the legal right to convert the award to shares, to sell the shares, and be entitled to the cash proceeds of such sale. For example, vesting may be expressed as being 25 percent of the shares under option on each anniversary of the grant date.

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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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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Gross number of shares (or other type of equity) issued during the period as a result of any equity-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Shares issued could result from the issuance of restricted stock, the exercise of stock options, stock issued under employee stock purchase plans, and/or other employee benefit plans.

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Gross value of stock (or other type of equity) issued during the period as a result of any equity-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Stock issued could result from the issuance of restricted stock, the exercise of stock options, stock issued under employee stock purchase plans, and/or other employee benefit plans.

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Share Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 12, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Total cost of share based payment plans		$ 7,918,000	$ 1,264,000	$ 34,182,000	$ 3,967,000
Stock issued to employees				$ 26,673,000
Performance Shares \| Stock Incentive Plan 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Percent of equity reserved for directors, officers and other employees	7.50%
Performance Shares \| Management Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Percentage of reserve granted	40.00%
Vesting description				Also on the Effective Date, 40% of the Reserve (“Initial MIP Grants”) was granted to members of the board of directors, officers, and other employees of the reorganized Company subject to the conditions and performance requirements provided in the grants, including the limitations that one-third of the Initial MIP Grants will vest, if at all, at such time when the total enterprise value of the Company equals or exceeds $6.0 billion based upon the volume weighted average price of the common stock during a consecutive 30-day period, that one-third of the Initial MIP Grants will vest, if at all, at such time when the total enterprise value of the Company equals or exceeds 110% of $6.0 billion based upon the volume weighted average price of the common stock during a consecutive 30-day period, and, that if any Initial MIP Grants do not vest before the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date, such Initial MIP Grants shall automatically expire.
Performance Shares \| Management Incentive Plan \| Vest One-third Upon Reaching a Total Enterprise Value Equals or Exceeds $6.0 Billion
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Vesting percentage	0.33%
Total enterprise value	$ 6,000,000,000
Performance Shares \| Management Incentive Plan \| Vest One-third Upon Reaching a Total Enterprise Value Equals or Exceeds 110% of $6.0 Billion or $6.6 Billion
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Vesting percentage	0.33%
Total enterprise value	$ 6,000,000,000
Percentage of enterprise value	110.00%
Stock-Based Compensation Cost
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Payment or other distribution on account of the LTIPs	$ 0
Total cost of share based payment plans				$ 34,200,000	4,000,000
Stock-Based Compensation Cost \| Management Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Total cost of share based payment plans				32,900,000
Stock issued to employees				$ 26,100,000
Numbers of shares issued to employees				1,238,665
Stock-Based Compensation Cost \| Management Incentive Plan \| Vest One-third Upon Reaching a Total Enterprise Value Equals or Exceeds $6.0 Billion
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Total enterprise value		6,000,000,000		$ 6,000,000,000
Expected share-based compensation expense		22,100,000		22,100,000
Stock-Based Compensation Cost \| Management Incentive Plan \| Vest One-third Upon Reaching a Total Enterprise Value Equals or Exceeds 110% of $6.0 Billion or $6.6 Billion
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Total enterprise value		6,600,000,000		6,600,000,000
Expected share-based compensation expense		$ 20,900,000		$ 20,900,000
Stock-Based Compensation Cost \| LTIP 2014 & 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Total cost of share based payment plans					$ 3,300,000