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Recently Issued Accounting Standards Recently Issued Accounting Standards (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in restricted cash and cash equivalents, operating activities |  |  | $ 0
Increase (decrease) in restricted cash and cash equivalents, investing activities |  |  | 0
Increase (decrease) in restricted cash and cash equivalents, financing activities |  |  | 0
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | [1] | $ 151,486 | 98,847
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | [1] | 612,677 | 640,218
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | [1] | $ 764,163 | 739,065
Accounting Standards Update 2016-18 | Previously Reported |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in restricted cash and cash equivalents, operating activities |  |  | 323
Increase (decrease) in restricted cash and cash equivalents, investing activities |  |  | (4,773)
Increase (decrease) in restricted cash and cash equivalents, financing activities |  |  | (32,025)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |  |  | 62,372
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |  |  | 224,190
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |  |  | 286,562
Accounting Standards Update 2016-18 | Restatement Adjustment |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in restricted cash and cash equivalents, operating activities |  |  | (323)
Increase (decrease) in restricted cash and cash equivalents, investing activities |  |  | 4,773
Increase (decrease) in restricted cash and cash equivalents, financing activities |  |  | 32,025
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |  |  | 36,475
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |  |  | 416,028
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |  |  | $ 452,503
[1] | Following the adoption of the amendments to ASC 230, the statement of cash flows presents the change in the period in total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. These amendments have been applied retrospectively for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

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