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Line Of Credit Covenant For Mandatory Payment Net Proceeds From Asset Disposition.

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Write off of debt discount and debt issuance costs.

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Write off of other fees associated with refinancing transaction.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Remaining amortization period for discount on the liability component of convertible debt which may be settled in cash upon conversion, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of the required periodic payments of both interest and principal.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Cash outflow to owners or shareholders, excluding ordinary dividends. Includes special dividends.

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Amount of cash outflow for cost from early extinguishment and prepayment of debt. Includes, but is not limited to, third-party cost, premium paid, and other fee paid to lender directly for debt extinguishment or debt prepayment. Excludes accrued interest.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2017	Dec. 23, 2016	Jun. 07, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Aug. 25, 2017	Jan. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment of special dividend			$ 72,000,000			$ 0	$ 0	$ 68,000,000
Repayment of senior secured credit facility						2,000,000	$ 25,900,000	13,200,000
Term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net proceeds in excess of term loan						2,500,000
Term loan \| Fiscal Quarters Ending September 30, 2017 through June 30, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, periodic payment						2,062,500
Term loan \| Fiscal Quarters Ending September 30, 2019 through June 30, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, periodic payment						2,475,000
Term loan \| Fiscal Quarters Ending September 30, 2020 through June 30, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, periodic payment						3,093,750
Term loan \| Fiscal Quarters Ending September 30, 2021 through June 30, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, periodic payment						4,125,000
2014 Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write off of unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs				$ 1,700,000
Write off of other fees associated with refinancing transaction				100,000
Unamortized debt discount						700,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs						$ 800,000
2014 Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts available under senior secured credit facility			25,000,000							$ 20,000,000
2014 Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts available under senior secured credit facility										105,000,000
Borrowings outstanding under senior secured credit facility			$ 64,000,000
2014 Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Second lien term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts available under senior secured credit facility										$ 40,000,000
Repayment of senior secured credit facility	$ 40,000,000
Debt prepayment penalty					$ 400,000
Write off of unamortized debt issuance costs					$ 500,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts available under senior secured credit facility		$ 200,000,000							$ 215,000,000.0
Facility term		5 years
Cost incurred related to credit facility				2,300,000				2,300,000	500,000
Amortization period						5 years
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Lender Fees
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cost incurred related to credit facility				2,100,000				2,100,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Third-Party Fees
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cost incurred related to credit facility				$ 200,000				$ 200,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate floor						0.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Minimum \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on interest rate		2.00%				1.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on interest rate		1.00%				0.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on interest rate		3.50%				2.75%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on interest rate		2.50%				2.75%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts available under senior secured credit facility						$ 50,000,000			50,000,000.0
Revolving credit facility, unused amount						$ 49,500,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Revolving credit facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, commitment fee						0.25%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Revolving credit facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, commitment fee						0.35%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts available under senior secured credit facility									$ 165,000,000.0
Credit facility, interest rate						4.80%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts available under senior secured credit facility						$ 7,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Swing Line Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts available under senior secured credit facility						$ 5,000,000