Debt Covenant, Commitment

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Debt Covenant, Total Commitments

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Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Long-Term Debt (Revolving Credit Agreement) (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 17, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding		$ 4,100,000	$ 2,800,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 50,000,000.0
Debt covenant, total commitments	1250.00%
Debt covenant, commitment	$ 5,000,000.0
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused capacity, commitment fee rate	25.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused capacity, commitment fee rate	37.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	125.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	175.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Alternative Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	25.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Alternative Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	75.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	100.00%
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 10,000,000.0