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Amount after tax of increase (decrease) to equity or (increase) decrease to net assets, resulting from the cumulative effect adjustment of a new accounting principle applied in the period of adoption.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Term of lessee's finance lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918673-209980

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Term of lessee's operating lease not yet commenced, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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Leases - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Leases - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Jan. 01, 2018
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of new accounting principle of adoption				$ (51)	$ 17
Lessee, operating lease, lease not yet commenced, amount			$ 27,500
Lessee, operating lease, lease not yet commenced, term of contract			15 years
Rent expense	$ 4,500	$ 9,000
Equipment \| Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, finance lease, term of contract			12 months
Equipment \| Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, finance lease, term of contract			7 years
Manufacturing Facility \| Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, finance lease, term of contract			12 months
Manufacturing Facility \| Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, finance lease, term of contract			25 years
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of new accounting principle of adoption				100
Retained Earnings
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of new accounting principle of adoption				(51)	$ 17
Retained Earnings \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of new accounting principle of adoption				$ 100