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Leases - Narrative Information (Details) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Minimum |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |
Lessee, operating and finance leases term | 1 year
Lessee, operating and finance leases, optional renewal term | 1 year
Maximum |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |
Lessee, operating and finance leases term | 60 years
Lessee, operating and finance leases, optional renewal term | 40 years

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- Definition Lessee, Leases, Renewal Term + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Lessee, Leases, Term Of Contract + 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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Period Type: | duration

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