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New Market Tax Credit (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2016
New Market Tax Credit Disclosure [Line Items]
Restricted cash			$ 0.8
Chase and US Bank [Member]
New Market Tax Credit Disclosure [Line Items]
Contribution to affiliate		$ 5.6
Twain Investment Fund 192 [Member]
New Market Tax Credit Disclosure [Line Items]
Net proceeds from contribution				$ 1.9
Contribution liability compliance period			7 years
Contribution liability			$ 1.9
Contribution liability, current			0.5
Contribution liability, noncurrent			$ 1.4
Twain Investment Fund 192 [Member] \| U.S. Bank Community [Member]
New Market Tax Credit Disclosure [Line Items]
Contribution to affiliate	$ 3.2
Twain Investment Fund 192 [Member] \| Tile Shop Holdings [Member]
New Market Tax Credit Disclosure [Line Items]
Syndicate costs	1.3			1.3
Twain Investment Fund 192 [Member] \| Tile Shop Lending [Member]
New Market Tax Credit Disclosure [Line Items]
Loan amount	$ 6.7
Loan interest rate	1.37%
Tile Shop Investment Fund [Member]
New Market Tax Credit Disclosure [Line Items]
Contribution to affiliate		$ 4.4
Contribution liability compliance period		7 years	7 years
Contribution liability			$ 0.6
Contribution liability, current			$ 0.6
Tile Shop Investment Fund [Member] \| Tile Shop Holdings [Member]
New Market Tax Credit Disclosure [Line Items]
Syndicate costs		$ 1.2
Tile Shop Investment Fund [Member] \| Tile Shop Lending [Member]
New Market Tax Credit Disclosure [Line Items]
Loan amount		13.5
Oklahoma [Member] \| U.S. Bank Community [Member]
New Market Tax Credit Disclosure [Line Items]
Financing agreement project cost	$ 9.2			$ 9.2
Chase and US Bank [Member] \| Oklahoma [Member]
New Market Tax Credit Disclosure [Line Items]
Financing agreement project cost		$ 19.1