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Debt Debt (Convertible Debt Roll Forward) (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense, January 1 | $ (10,453,000) |  |
Convertible Debt, January 1 | 144,938,000 |  |
Repayments of Convertible Debt | (27,558,000) |  |
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs | 4,437,000 | $ 5,790,000 | $ 3,563,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount, December 31 | (2,711,000) |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense, December 31 | (9,884,000) | (10,453,000) |
Convertible Debt, December 31 | 118,609,000 | 144,938,000 |
Convertible Debt [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount, January 1 | 147,575,000 |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount, January 1 | (2,637,000) |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense, January 1 | (1,752,000) |  |
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium) | 788,000 |  |
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs | 545,000 |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount, December 31 | 120,000,000 | 147,575,000 |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount, December 31 | (1,391,000) | (2,637,000) |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense, December 31 | (910,000) | (1,752,000) |
Convertible Debt, Net of Debt Issuance Costs [Member] |  |  |
Convertible Debt, January 1 | 143,186,000 |  |
Convertible Debt, December 31 | 117,699,000 | $ 143,186,000 |
Allocated to Debt [Member] |  |  |
Repayments of Convertible Debt | (27,575,000) |  |
Unamortized Debt Discount, Debt Redemption, Allocation | 458,000 |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs, Debt Redemption, Allocation | $ 297,000 |  |

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- Definition Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to amortize debt discount and premium associated with the related debt instruments. Excludes amortization of financing costs. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=114775744&loc=d3e28541-108399 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109223946&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.8) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=115205541&loc=SL114868664-224227 + Details
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