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Capital Structure - Employee Exchanges (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 shares	Mar. 31, 2018 shares
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Ownership interest (as a percent)	57.00%
VFH
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock exchange ratio	1
VFH | Class A
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee exchanges (in shares)	240,000	795,521

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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