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Revenue Recognition (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Chiptopia Summer Rewards [Member]
Revenue recognized from deferred liability	$ 5,489

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- Definition

Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109196051&loc=SL49130549-203045

+ Details

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Period Type:	duration

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- Details

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Balance Type:
Period Type: