Employer investment in qualified defined contribution plan.

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Age in which estimates of social security benefits received will be incorporated for purpose of determining pension benefits.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Amount of employer's best estimate of contributions expected to be paid to the plan during the next fiscal year beginning after the date of the latest statement of financial position.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (g)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65897934&loc=d3e1928-114920

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- Definition

Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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The amount of cash or cash equivalents contributed by the entity to fund its pension plans.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
-Subparagraph (g)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3536-108585

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Pension, Savings, And Other Employee Benefits (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated social security benefits age		65 years
Contributions to qualified plans	$ 165,000	$ 0	$ 165,000
Savings Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer investment in qualified defined contribution plan		100.00%	100.00%
Maximum percent of employee pre-tax contributions that may be matched by the Company (percent)		6.00%	6.00%
Non-Qualified Plans \| Pension and Postretirement Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Contributions to qualified plans				$ 5,100
Expected pension contribution		$ 5,000