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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Stockholders' Equity Parenthetical [Abstract]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Exercise of Stock Options	$ 0	$ 67	$ 1,403
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Defined Benefit Plan, after Reclassification Adjustment, Tax	$ (2,361)	$ (302)	$ 1,661

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Amount of tax benefit from exercise of stock options granted under share-based compensation arrangement.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2A
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Amount, after reclassification adjustment, of tax (expense) benefit for (increase) decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income of defined benefit plan.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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Stockholders' Equity Parenthetical [Abstract]

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