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Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Summary Of Capitalized Costs | The following table summarizes such costs capitalized during 2016 and 2015.
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
| (In thousands)
Third-party implementation and consulting services | $ | 493 |  |  | $ | 426 |
Internally developed software | $ | 17,523 |  |  | $ | 20,061 |

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