Proceeds from business interruption insurance.

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The amount of additional expense incurred from recovery of catastrophic event excluding timber loss. Expenses may include, but not limited to, clean-up costs, landscape repairs, demolition costs, food spoilage, damaged inventory and temporary housing for employees.

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The amount of insurance recovery for additional expenses incurred from recovery of catastrophic event.

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The amount recovered from insurance. These recoveries reduce costs and losses that are reported as a separate line item under operating expenses.

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Amount due in settlement of a claim for reimbursement from an insurance company when the Company has suffered a loss covered under an insurance policy.

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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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Amount of cash inflow for proceeds from settlement of insurance claim, classified as investing activities. Excludes insurance settlement classified as operating activities.

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Hurricane Michael (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Hurricane Michael (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 01, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Loss contingency
Insurance proceeds		$ 279
Proceeds from settlement received		5,798
Hurricane Michael.
Loss contingency
Insurance proceeds		300
Insurance settlements receivable		900	$ 6,700
Additional hurricane expense		300
Insurance recovery for additional hurricane expense		0
Proceeds from business interruption insurance		0
Proceeds from settlement received		$ 5,800
Hurricane Michael. \| Subsequent Event.
Loss contingency
Proceeds from settlement received	$ 900