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Share-Based Payments - Stock Option Narrative (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Granted, shares | 1,372,000
Employee Stock Option [Member] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Award vesting period | 3 years
Contractual term (years) | 10 years
Holding period | 1 year
Exercise period in the event of a divestiture or restructuring | 3 months
Management [Member] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Granted, shares | 0

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- Definition Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109197908&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109197908&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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