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Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan.

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Share-Based Payments - Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Share-Based Payments
Share-based compensation expense			$ 3,728	$ 2,011
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share-Based Payments
Maximum number of shares authorized under plan (in shares)	500,000
ESPP Share Pool as a percentage of total number of ordinary shares outstanding						0.75%
Purchase discount as a percentage of current market price			15.00%
Number of shares purchased by eligible employees					92,331
Share-based compensation expense		$ 100	$ 100