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Acquisition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 09, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business		$ 11,000	$ 0
Globe Natural [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business	$ 10,500
Purchase price excess on carrying value of the net assets allocated to intangible assets and goodwill	$ 8,400

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- Definition

The amount of intangible assets and goodwill recognized as of the acquisition date.

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- Definition

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- Definition

The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3213-108585

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