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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170846&loc=d3e28014-114942

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

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Percentage of employer's matching contributions to a defined contribution plan that vests in a given year.

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Employee Benefits - 401(k) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
401(k) Savings Plan
Annual vesting percentage of Company matching contribution	25.00%
Vesting period	4 years
Expense related to the matching contributions to the 401(k) plan	$ 3.9	$ 0.9	$ 0.8
First 3% of employee contributions
401(k) Savings Plan
Employer contribution subject to first 4% of the participant's compensation (as a percent)	100.00%
First 3% of employee contributions \| Maximum
401(k) Savings Plan
Participant's compensation for 25% contribution (as a percent)	3.00%
Next 2% of employee contributions
401(k) Savings Plan
Employer contribution subject to first 4% of the participant's compensation (as a percent)	50.00%
Next 2% of employee contributions \| Minimum
401(k) Savings Plan
Participant's compensation for 25% contribution (as a percent)	3.00%
Next 2% of employee contributions \| Maximum
401(k) Savings Plan
Participant's compensation for 25% contribution (as a percent)	4.00%