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Equity Distribution Program (Details) - Equity Distribution Program - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 27, 2019
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Equity distribution program, maximum amount authorized		$ 500,000,000.0
Sales of common stock under the equity distribution program	$ 0

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 14
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