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Leases - Textuals (Details) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |
Finance lease right-of-use asset accumulated depreciation | $ 94.8
Minimum [Member] |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |
Operating and finance lease contract term | 1 years
Maximum [Member] |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |
Operating and finance lease contract term | 25 years

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- Definition Finance lease right-of-use asset accumulated depreciation + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Term of lessee's operating and finance leases, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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