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Debt (Terms of The Senior Credit Agreement) (Narrative) (Details) - Senior Credit Agreement [Member] | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 item
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Debt to annualized borrower EBITDA ratio | 6.5
Debt and net hedge exposure to annualized borrower EBITDA | 6.5
Consecutive trading days | 30
Annualized borrower EBITDA to annualized cash interest expense | 2.0

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- Definition Threshold period of specified consecutive trading days within which common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instrument must exceed threshold percentage for specified number of trading days to trigger conversion feature. + References No definition available. + Details
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