Capital leases annual fixed demand charge to be paid year five and thereafter.

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Capital leases annual fixed demand charge to be paid year one.

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Capital leases annual fixed demand charge to be paid year two.

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Leases.

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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Term of lessee's finance lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease.

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Leases - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Aug. 02, 2016
Leases [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations			$ 93,600	$ 124,300
Operating lease liability	$ 18,665	$ 16,900
Other Current Liabilities
Leases [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations			14,100
Other Long-term Liabilities
Leases [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations			$ 79,500
Seven Year Lease Agreement
Leases [Line Items]
Lease agreement term				7 years
Agreed to pay annual fixed demand charge, year one				$ 49,000
Agreed to pay annual fixed demand charge, year two				49,000
Agreed to pay annual fixed demand charge, year five and thereafter				$ 45,000