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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Total Intrinsic Value

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options and Warrants, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options and Warrants, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options and Warrants, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Outstanding, Total Intrinsic Value

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options and Warrants, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options and Warrants, Exercises in Period, Total Intrinsic Value

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based awards, other than options, awarded to employees as compensation.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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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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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Number of share instruments newly issued under a share-based compensation plan.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Equity Compensation Plans and Share-Based Compensation Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 01, 2016 shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted (shares) \| shares		137,000	51,000	45,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options and Warrants, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Options and warrants outstanding, intrinsic value		$ 2.6
Options and warrants exercisable, intrinsic value		$ 0.5
Options and warrants outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual term (years)		3 years 4 months 30 days
Options and warrants exercises in period, total intrinsic value		$ 0.3	$ 0.0	$ 14.6
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized [Abstract]
Shares issued in period \| shares	83,000	40,000
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, nonvested stock options		$ 0.1
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted (shares) \| shares		117,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized [Abstract]
Vesting period		3 years
Stock Options and Warrants \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period		10 years
Stock options
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized [Abstract]
Weighted-average period of recognition (years)		1 year 6 months
Nonvested “restricted” stock
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized [Abstract]
Total intrinsic value for nonvested common stock awards vested during period		$ 0.7	$ 4.9	$ 0.2
Total intrinsic value for nonvested common stock awards outstanding		$ 10.6
Weighted-average period of recognition (years)		1 year 6 months 9 days
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, nonvested common stock awards		$ 4.9
Nonvested “restricted” stock \| Measurement period beginning 2014 through 2018
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized [Abstract]
Shares issued in period \| shares		40,000
Nonvested stock, number of annual performance measurement periods		4
Nonvested “restricted” stock \| Minimum
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized [Abstract]
Vesting period		5 years
Nonvested “restricted” stock \| Maximum
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized [Abstract]
Vesting period		6 years
Prior to merger [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant \| shares		872,000
After merger [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant \| shares		2,021,000