Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Change in fair value of convertible preferred securities, tax	$ 0	$ (87)
Change in unrecognized actuarial loss and prior service cost, tax	43	15
Cash flow hedge activity, tax	1,201	0
Foreign currency translation adjustments, tax	$ 0	$ 0

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), after Reclassification, Tax

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Amount of tax expense (benefit), after reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature.

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Amount, after reclassification adjustment, of tax (expense) benefit for (increase) decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income of defined benefit plan.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of tax expense (benefit) before reclassification adjustments of unrealized holding gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities.

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