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Long Term Retention Plan (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Long Term Retention Plan [Abstract] |
Long Term Retention Plans Accrued Compensation Expense |
|  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Three Months Ended June 30,
|  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
|  |  | (In thousands) |  | (In thousands)
LTRP 2010 |  |  | — |  |  | 24 |  |  | — |  |  | (29)
LTRP 2011 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 487 |  |  | (29) |  |  | (175)
LTRP 2012 |  |  | 1,416 |  |  | 799 |  |  | 857 |  |  | (326)
LTRP 2013 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 1,422 |  |  | (96) |  |  | (327)
LTRP 2014 |  |  | 2,823 |  |  | 1,712 |  |  | 1,603 |  |  | (372)
LTRP 2015 |  |  | 4,862 |  |  | 2,317 |  |  | 2,880 |  |  | (499)
LTRP 2016 |  |  | 7,607 |  |  | 3,416 |  |  | 4,569 |  |  | (492)
LTRP 2017 |  |  | 6,976 |  |  | 3,513 |  |  | 4,163 |  |  | 173
LTRP 2018 |  |  | 3,323 |  |  | 3,102 |  |  | 1,868 |  |  | 3,102
LTRP 2019 |  |  | 5,078 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,952 |  |  | —
Total LTRP |  | $ | 32,208 |  | $ | 16,792 |  | $ | 18,767 |  | $ | 1,055

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