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Equity-Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	May 02, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized	60,000,000			60,000,000			60,000,000
Expiration period				10 years
Compensation cost	$ 23,586		$ 11,211	$ 51,690	$ 32,678
Compensation cost not yet recognized	$ 322,900			$ 322,900
Compensation cost not yet recognized, period				2 years 8 months 12 days
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted		166,000		341,000
Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Vesting over 2 Years [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted		34,000
Vesting period		2 years
Vesting percentage		50.00%
Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Vesting over 4 Years [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted		132,000
Vesting period		4 years
Vesting percentage		25.00%
Employee Performance Based Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted		166,000
Employee Performance Based Stock Option [Member] \| Vesting over 2 Years [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted		34,000
Vesting period		2 years
Vesting percentage		50.00%
Employee Performance Based Stock Option [Member] \| Vesting over 4 Years [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted		132,000
Vesting period		4 years
Vesting percentage		25.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, value per share				$ 3,019.04
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Vesting over 2 Years [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		2 years
Vesting percentage		50.00%
Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit [Member] \| Vesting over 2 Years [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		2 years
Vesting percentage		50.00%
Two Thousand Eighteen, Equity Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized						275,000
Shares granted		144,000
Two Thousand Eighteen, Equity Plan [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted		72,000
Two Thousand Eighteen, Equity Plan [Member] \| Employee Performance Based Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted		72,000
Two Thousand Eighteen, Equity Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized						40,000
Two Thousand Ten, Equity Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted		4,000
Two Thousand Ten, Equity Plan [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued		332,000
Shares granted		4,000
Two Thousand Ten, Equity Plan [Member] \| Employee Performance Based Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted		0
Two Thousand Ten, Equity Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued		16,000
Two Thousand Fourteen, Equity Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted		184,000
Two Thousand Fourteen, Equity Plan [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted		90,000		9,000
Two Thousand Fourteen, Equity Plan [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Vesting over 4 Years [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				4 years
Vesting percentage				25.00%
Two Thousand Fourteen, Equity Plan [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Continued Employment and Return Of Capital Performance [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage				50.00%
Two Thousand Fourteen, Equity Plan [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Continued Employment [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage				50.00%
Two Thousand Fourteen, Equity Plan [Member] \| Employee Performance Based Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted		94,000