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-Topic 835
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Investments (Narrative) (Details) - RLJE [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 20, 2017	Jun. 16, 2017	Jan. 30, 2017	Oct. 14, 2016
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 65,000
Investment Warrants, Exercise Price		$ 3.00
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI for Investment Transferred from Available-for-sale to Equity Method, before Tax	$ 500	$ 1,900
Minimum [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Warrants Received per RLJE Investment Agreement						20,000,000
Tranche A Loan [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 13,000	$ 5,000
Shares Acquired from Exercise of Warrants			1,667,000
Tranche B Loan [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 55,000			$ 60,000
Loan Forgiven in Lieu of Exercise Price for Warrants Exercised			$ 5,000
Amended Tranche A Loan [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 8,000
Tranche A-2 Loan [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 10,000