Equity and dividends (Schedule of Quarterly Dividends Declared and Paid) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares
Fourth Quarter 2018 [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declaration date	Jan. 25, 2019
Dividend per share \| $ / shares	$ 0.1800
Record date	Feb. 15, 2019
Total dividends \| $	$ 19,568
Payment date	Mar. 08, 2019
Fourth Quarter 2019 [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declaration date	Jan. 24, 2020
Dividend per share \| $ / shares	$ 0.2000
Record date	Feb. 14, 2020
Total dividends \| $	$ 21,905
Payment date	Mar. 06, 2020
First Quarter 2020 [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declaration date	May 06, 2020
Dividend per share \| $ / shares	$ 0.2000
Record date	May 27, 2020
Total dividends \| $	$ 21,681
Payment date	Jun. 17, 2020
First Quarter 2019 [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declaration date	May 08, 2019
Dividend per share \| $ / shares	$ 0.1800
Record date	May 29, 2019
Total dividends \| $	$ 19,592
Payment date	Jun. 19, 2019

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