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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in settlement of litigation and insurance claims. Excludes claims within an insurance entity's normal claims settlement process.

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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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The net amount of other operating income and expenses, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, from items that are associated with the entity's normal revenue producing operations.

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Financing revenue received under leases during the current period by an entity that provides financial services.

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Supplemental Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Gain from antitrust litigation settlement	$ 0			$ (3,591)
Loss (gain) on sale of long-lived assets	222	$ (4,387)		(161)	$ (5,329)
Lease income	237	0		237	0
Depreciation on leased assets	878	0		878	0
Other operating (income) expense, net	863	(4,387)		$ (3,111)	$ (5,329)
Arizona
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Loss (gain) on sale of long-lived assets	$ (400)
Belgium
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Loss (gain) on sale of long-lived assets		$ (4,400)	$ (900)