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Leases (Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related To Leases) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ 157,843 | $ 0
Operating lease liabilities | 161,512 |
Finance Leases | 10,080 |
Amortization depreciation | (584) |
Accumulated Depreciation [Member] |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |
Amortization depreciation | (638) |
Property And Equipment, At Cost [Member] |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |
Finance Leases | 12,377 |
Property And Equipment, Net [Member] |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |
Finance Leases | 11,739 |
Loans Payable And Other Financial Liabilities [Member] |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |
Finance Leases | $ 10,080 |

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- Definition Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918701-209980 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888419&loc=SL77918627-209977 + Details
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- Definition Amount of amortization expense attributable to right-of-use asset from finance lease. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918686-209980 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888419&loc=SL77918638-209977 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 55 -Paragraph 53 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888399&loc=SL77918982-209971 + Details
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