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Earnings Per Common Share (Narrative) (Details) - shares | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |
Anti-dilutive options | 0 | 0
Minimum [Member] |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |
Options expiration date | February 24, 2020 |
Maximum [Member] |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |
Options expiration date | September 19, 2022 |

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- Definition Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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