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Equity Incentive Plans and Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019		Dec. 31, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Tenure of award (in years)	10 years
Option One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Requisite service period (in months)	60 months
Option Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Requisite service period (in months)	48 months
Stock Compensation Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized	400,000	[1]	5,500,000
Restricted Stock and Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Requisite service period (in months)	4 years
Director [Member] | Restricted Stock and Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Requisite service period (in months)	1 year
[1] Shares were reserved under the 2019 Inducement Plan adopted in the third quarter of 2019.

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