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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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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Share-Based Arrangements (Stock Incentive Plan) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 shares	Apr. 18, 2018 shares	Apr. 17, 2013 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Number of shares authorized under the plan for each award issued, fair value awards	3
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Award vesting rate	0.20
Share-based payment award, vesting period	5 years
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Award vesting rate	0.20
Share-based payment award, vesting period	5 years
2013 Management Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Number of shares authorized (in shares)		2,250,000	2,250,000
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)	2,199,160
2013 Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| LTIP Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	100.00%
Minimum [Member] \| 2013 Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| LTIP Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	0.00%
Maximum [Member] \| 2013 Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| LTIP Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	200.00%
2016 Grant [Member] \| 2013 Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| Performance-based and Market-based Stock Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	130.00%
Granted (in shares)	925