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Nature Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Economic Useful Lives Of Property, Plant And Equipment) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018
Building
Nature Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment useful life	30 years
Machinery and equipment | Minimum
Nature Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment useful life	5 years
Machinery and equipment | Maximum
Nature Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment useful life	12 years
Office furniture and fixtures | Minimum
Nature Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment useful life	3 years
Office furniture and fixtures | Maximum
Nature Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment useful life	5 years

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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