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Redemption of preferred stock (Details 2) | Apr. 02, 2017 USD ($)
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Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Redeemable preferred stock classified as long term debt | $ 300,000
Payments for repurchase of redeemable preferred stock | $ 15,900,000

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