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Indebtedness Indebtedness (Schedule of Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Jan. 01, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Schedule of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 550,597 |  |  | $ 439,540
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs |  | (3,687) |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Discount |  | (6,453) |  |  |
Finance Lease, Liability |  | $ 737 |  | $ 900 |
Five Point Three Hundred Seventy Five [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate |  | 5.375% |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 300,000 | $ 300,000 |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs |  | (3,147) |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Discount |  | (5,843) |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  | $ 291,010 |  |  | 0
Five Point Eight Hundred Seventy Five Percent Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate |  | 5.875% |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 185,000 |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs |  | 0 |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Discount |  | 0 |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  | $ 0 |  |  | 180,771
Three Point Zero Three Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due December 16, 2026 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate |  | 3.03% |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 60,000 |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs |  | 0 |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Discount |  | 0 |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  | $ 60,000 |  |  | 60,000
One Point Fifty Six Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due August 16, 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate |  | 1.56% |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 25,000 |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs |  | 0 |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Discount |  | 0 |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  | $ 25,000 |  |  | 25,000
One Point Sixty One Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due July 21, 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate |  | 1.61% |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 25,000 |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs |  | 0 |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Discount |  | 0 |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  | $ 25,000 |  |  | 25,000
Six Point Seventy Percent Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate |  | 6.70% |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs |  | (355) |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Discount |  | (520) |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  | $ 99,125 |  |  | 99,069
Seven Point Twenty Five Percent Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate |  | 7.25% |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross |  | $ 50,000 |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs |  | (185) |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Discount |  | (90) |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  | 49,725 |  |  | 49,700
Finance lease obligation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Finance Lease, Liability | [1] | $ 737 |  |  | $ 0
[1] | Concurrent with the adoption of ASU 2016-02 discussed in Note 3. "Adoption of Accounting Pronouncements," finance lease obligations are now captured in Long-term debt on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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