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Fair Value Measurements (Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jan. 01, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Finance lease liabilities | $ 904 | [1] | $ 900 | $ 0 | [1]
Long-term Debt | 550,669 |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  | 439,540 |
Long-term debt, fair value | 657,267 |  |  | 448,622 |
Seven Point Twenty Five Percent Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 49,719 |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  | 49,700 |
Long-term debt, fair value | 65,770 |  |  | 57,032 |
Seven Point Twenty Five Percent Senior Notes [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 49,909 |  |  | 49,907 |
Six Point Seventy Percent Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 99,111 |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  | 99,069 |
Long-term debt, fair value | 125,954 |  |  | 107,075 |
Six Point Seventy Percent Senior Notes [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 99,476 |  |  | 99,462 |
Five Point Eight Hundred Seventy Five Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 0 |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  | 180,771 |
Long-term debt, fair value | 0 |  |  | 177,230 |
Five Point Eight Hundred Seventy Five Senior Notes [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 0 |  |  | 185,000 |
Five Point Three Hundred Seventy Five Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 290,935 |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  | 0 |
Long-term debt, fair value | 352,156 |  |  | 0 |
Five Point Three Hundred Seventy Five Senior Notes [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 294,136 |  |  | 0 |
One Point Sixty One Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due July 21, 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 25,000 |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  | 25,000 |
Long-term debt, fair value | 24,838 |  |  | 24,218 |
One Point Sixty One Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due July 21, 2021 [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 25,000 |  |  | 25,000 |
One Point Fifty Six Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due August 16, 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 25,000 |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  | 25,000 |
Long-term debt, fair value | 24,808 |  |  | 24,162 |
One Point Fifty Six Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due August 16, 2021 [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 25,000 |  |  | 25,000 |
Three Point Zero Three Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due December 16, 2026 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 60,000 |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  | 60,000 |
Long-term debt, fair value | 63,741 |  |  | 58,905 |
Three Point Zero Three Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due December 16, 2026 [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 60,000 |  |  | 60,000 |
Long Term Debt Excluding Issuance Costs and Finance Lease Obligations [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 553,521 |  |  | 444,369 |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | $ (3,756) |  |  | $ (4,829) |
[1] | Concurrent with the adoption of ASU 2016-02 discussed in Note 2. "Adoption of Accounting Pronouncements," finance lease obligations are now captured in Long-term debt on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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