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	Mar. 31, 2019	May 30, 2017	May 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options exercised (shares)				383,319	357,373
Outstanding (shares)				10,132,562	8,090,636	7,328,131
RSU's and SG's
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Released (shares)				12,168	24,150
2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan \| Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options available (shares)				10,677,500			1,677,500
Additional shares authorized (shares)	3,000,000	2,000,000	4,000,000
Expiration period				10 years
Options exercised (shares)				1,207,258
2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan \| Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of Stock Options \| Vesting terms (i), cliff vesting
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				1 year
2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan \| Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of Stock Options \| Vesting terms (ii), monthly vesting
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				1 year
2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan \| Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of Stock Options \| Vesting terms (iv), annual vesting
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				5 years
2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan \| Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of Stock Options \| Vesting terms (iv), two years after grant date
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				2 years
Vesting percentage				40.00%
2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan \| Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of Stock Options \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Five [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				3 years
Vesting percentage				60.00%
2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan \| Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of Stock Options \| Vesting terms (iv), monthly over next three years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage				50.00%
2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan \| Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of Stock Options \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Six, Next Two Years [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage				50.00%
2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan \| RSU's and SG's
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Released (shares)				54,329
Outstanding (shares)				7,020,538