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Available-for-sale Securities, Investment Related Expenses

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The number of available-for-sale securities owned that were previously subject to a lock-up period with respect to the sale or transfer of the shares of common stock that may be transferred.

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The percent of available-for-sale securities owned that were previously subject to a lock-up period with respect to the sale or transfer of the shares of common stock that may be transferred.

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The maximum percent increase in the unsold permitted amount in future quarters.

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Payments To Acquire Equity Securities, Available-For-Sale

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Amount of investments in equity securities and other forms of securities that provide ownership interests classified as available-for-sale, expected to be converted to cash, sold or exchanged within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) on investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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Amount of dividend income on nonoperating securities.

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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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Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments, of appreciation (loss) in value of unsold available-for-sale securities. Excludes amounts related to other than temporary impairment (OTTI) loss.

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INVESTMENT IN EQUITY SECURITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Number of available for sale shares acquired (in shares)							4.1
Payments to acquire equity securities					$ 0	$ 0	$ 48,219
Investment in equity securities	$ 36,181				36,181	49,153
Unrealized loss on investment in equity securities	$ 8,800	$ (1,800)	$ (1,500)	$ 7,500	12,972	0	0
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment in equity securities, net of income tax (provision) benefit of $0, $(921), $720					0	2,478	(1,745)
Investment income, dividend					2,500	$ 2,500	$ 2,300
Available for sale securities, investment related expenses					$ 3,400
Investment shares, transfer restrictions, number of shares (in shares)					1.0
Maximum allowable increase, percent					50.00%
Maximum
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Investment shares, transfer restrictions, percent (no more than)					25.00%