Assets Pledged As Collateral

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Business Dispositions, Number of Entities Sold

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Lease Term

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Number Of Operating Leases

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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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 yearly payments due under the lease entered into in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller.

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Related Party Transactions - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2004 USD ($) Property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) lease	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2002 USD ($) Property
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Lease term (in years)			15 years
Proceeds from disposition of business, net of cash acquired			$ 942	$ 1,141	$ 35,899
Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of operating leases \| lease			5
Properties sold \| Property		11				10
Borrowings collateralized by the land and buildings		$ 6,800				$ 5,000
Lease term (in years)		15 years
Aggregate annual rental	$ 300	$ 200
Minimum \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Lease term (in years)	5 years
Maximum \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Lease term (in years)	8 years