Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements - Measurements on Recurring Basis (Details) - Recurring basis - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Cash equivalents	$ 152,271	$ 180,930
Total	191,733	229,452
Level 1
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Cash equivalents	152,271	180,930
Total	167,349	201,769
Level 2
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Total	24,384	27,683
Unrestricted available-for-sale, Debt securities
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	35	8,958
Unrestricted available-for-sale, Debt securities \| Level 1
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments		6,937
Unrestricted available-for-sale, Debt securities \| Level 2
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	35	2,021
Equity securities
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	37,074
Equity securities \| Level 1
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	12,725
Equity securities \| Level 2
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	24,349
Restricted
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	2,353	3,432
Restricted \| Level 1
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	2,353	3,432
Money market fund
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Cash equivalents	6,916	43,346
Money market fund \| Level 1
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Cash equivalents	6,916	43,346
Money market fund \| Restricted
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	113	167
Money market fund \| Restricted \| Level 1
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	113	167
Commercial paper
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Cash equivalents	138,357	107,586
Commercial paper \| Level 1
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Cash equivalents	138,357	107,586
U.S. Treasury securities
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Cash equivalents	6,998	29,998
U.S. Treasury securities \| Level 1
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Cash equivalents	6,998	29,998
U.S. Treasury securities \| Unrestricted available-for-sale, Debt securities
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments		6,937
U.S. Treasury securities \| Unrestricted available-for-sale, Debt securities \| Level 1
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments		6,937
Corporate debt securities \| Unrestricted available-for-sale, Debt securities
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	35	2,021
Corporate debt securities \| Unrestricted available-for-sale, Debt securities \| Level 2
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	35	2,021
Preferred stock \| Equity securities
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	35,174	36,132
Preferred stock \| Equity securities \| Level 1
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	10,825	10,470
Preferred stock \| Equity securities \| Level 2
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	24,349	25,662
Common Stock \| Equity securities
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	1,900
Common Stock \| Equity securities \| Level 1
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	1,900
Short-term bond \| Restricted
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	2,240	3,265
Short-term bond \| Restricted \| Level 1
Financial instruments and fair value measurements
Investments	$ 2,240	$ 3,265

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