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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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination, expected to be settled beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized on the income statement for financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair Value (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Fair Value (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Oct. 19, 2018	Nov. 17, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of contingent consideration	$ 8,963	$ 8,900
Decrease (increase) in the fair value of contingent consideration	(63)			$ 0
Bantam Bagels [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of contingent consideration	8,963	8,900			$ 8,000
Decrease (increase) in the fair value of contingent consideration	(63)
Angelic [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of contingent consideration	0	0				$ 13,900
Decrease (increase) in the fair value of contingent consideration	$ 0	$ 7,400	$ 9,700	$ 0