Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Options And Non-Option Equity Instruments, Granted

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized, Issued in Form of Restricted Stock, Reduction Multiplier

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Period After Grant Date To Begin Vesting Period

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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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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Number of shares under non-option equity instrument agreements for which rights to exercise lapsed.

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Net number of non-option equity instruments granted to participants.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Number of options or other stock instruments for which the right to exercise has lapsed under the terms of the plan agreements.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Equity Incentive Plan - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands					7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Equity Incentive Plan - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Aug. 27, 2018 shares	Nov. 01, 2017 shares	Sep. 19, 2017 shares	Aug. 01, 2017 shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares	May 22, 2019 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options granted (in shares)						0	0
Allocated stock-based compensation expense \| $						$ 3,200	$ 5,400	$ 6,200
2008 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized under equity incentive plan (in shares)					4,311,796	4,311,796
2014 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized under equity incentive plan (in shares)					4,978,249	4,978,249
Vesting period (years)						5 years
Expirations in period (in shares)							348,373
2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Option and non-option shares granted (in shares)					0
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected future stock-based compensation expense \| $					$ 474	$ 474
Average period of expected future stock option expense						9 months 14 days
Restricted Stock \| 2008 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized under equity incentive plan (in shares)					1,231,941	1,231,941
Shares available for issuance under equity incentive plan (in shares)							0
Shares granted (in shares)	3,378
Restricted Stock \| 2008 Equity Incentive Plan \| Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for issuance under equity incentive plan (in shares)								34,500
Restricted Stock \| 2014 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized under equity incentive plan (in shares)					1,422,357	1,422,357
Shares available for issuance under equity incentive plan (in shares)							142,154
Shares granted (in shares)	11,622
Vesting period (years)	2 years
Beginning of vesting period (years)	6 months
Non-option equity expirations (in shares)							142,154
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected future stock-based compensation expense \| $					$ 255	$ 255
Average period of expected future stock option expense						9 months 7 days
Stock Options \| 2008 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized under equity incentive plan (in shares)					3,079,855	3,079,855
Shares available for issuance under equity incentive plan (in shares)					0	0
Stock options granted (in shares)		40,000,000	12,500,000	45,744,000
Stock Options \| 2008 Equity Incentive Plan \| Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for issuance under equity incentive plan (in shares)								98,244
Stock Options \| 2008 Equity Incentive Plan \| Director \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (years)								10 months
Stock Options \| 2008 Equity Incentive Plan \| Director \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (years)								34 months
Stock Options \| 2014 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized under equity incentive plan (in shares)					3,555,892	3,555,892
Shares available for issuance under equity incentive plan (in shares)							348,373
Beginning of vesting period (years)						1 year
Stock option expiration period (years)						10 years
Employee Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) \| 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized under equity incentive plan (in shares)									6,000,000
Shares authorized under equity incentive plan, issued in form of restricted stock, reduction (in shares)									4.5
Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized under equity incentive plan (in shares)									1,333,333