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Recent Accounting Pronouncements Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]
Cumulative Effect on Retained Earnings, before Tax	$ 235

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]

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Amount of the cumulative effect on retained earnings before related income tax effect.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 250
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64853466&loc=d3e22663-107794

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