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Target percentage of shares of common stock granted as performance stock units, based on the attainment of specified levels of adjusted EBITDA.

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Market value of share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award other than options granted during the period.

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Amount of cost capitalized for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for option under share-based payment arrangement.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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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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Purchase price of common stock expressed as a percentage of its fair value.

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Stock Compensation (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	15 Months Ended
Stock Compensation (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) item shares	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Capitalized stock compensation expense	$ 158	$ 125	$ 458	$ 363
ESPP Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
ESPP, percentage of market price for eligible employees			85.00%
Employees purchased common stock, shares \| shares			61,000	82,000		0
RSAs, RSUs, And PSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Authorized awards from approved stock incentive plans \| shares			503,000	317,000
Aggregate grant date market value			$ 14,900	$ 7,100
Unrecognized compensation costs	14,300		14,300			$ 14,300
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation costs	$ 2,400		$ 2,400			$ 2,400
Expected weighted-average period for recognizing the unrecognized compensation costs, in years			1 year 8 months 12 days
Restricted Stock Awards (RSAs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected weighted-average period for recognizing the unrecognized compensation costs, in years			1 year 3 months 18 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected weighted-average period for recognizing the unrecognized compensation costs, in years			1 year 8 months 12 days
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of performance stock unit grants \| item			2
Percentage of target number of shares of common stock granted as Performance Stock Units					80.00%
Expected weighted-average period for recognizing the unrecognized compensation costs, in years			2 years 7 months 6 days
Maximum [Member] \| Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of target number of shares of common stock granted as Performance Stock Units					150.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Short-term PSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of target number of shares of common stock granted as Performance Stock Units			150.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Long-term PSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of target number of shares of common stock granted as Performance Stock Units			288.00%
Officers [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants of stock options \| shares			169,000	219,000