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Fair Value Measurement - Financial Assets and Liabilities Accounted for at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments under executive deferred compensation plan | $ 26,816 | $ 26,292
Private equity securities | 29 | 26
Foreign currency forward contracts, assets |  | 431
Obligations under executive deferred compensation plan | 26,816 | 26,292
Foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities | 1,697 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Items (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments under executive deferred compensation plan | 26,816 | 26,292
Private equity securities | 29 | 26
Foreign currency forward contracts, assets |  | 0
Obligations under executive deferred compensation plan | 26,816 | 26,292
Foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities | 0 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Similar Items (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments under executive deferred compensation plan | 0 | 0
Private equity securities | 0 | 0
Foreign currency forward contracts, assets |  | 431
Obligations under executive deferred compensation plan | 0 | 0
Foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities | 1,697 |
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments under executive deferred compensation plan | 0 | 0
Private equity securities | 0 | 0
Foreign currency forward contracts, assets |  | 0
Obligations under executive deferred compensation plan | 0 | 0
Foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities | 0 |
Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Private equity securities | $ 4,884 | $ 7,195

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