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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income tax expense	$ 1,913	$ 9,731	$ 10,881	$ 16,891
Effective tax rate (percent)	6.10%	45.70%	9.30%	514.50%
Deferred tax benefit from release of valuation allowance	$ 4,000		$ 4,000
Tax benefit from prior period tax matters			2,100
Deferred tax asset related to a reserve for an uncertain tax position	3,000		3,000
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 2,100
Valuation allowance, deferred tax asset, increase (decrease), amount				$ 23,900
Caisson Interventional LLC
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Non-taxable gain recognized in remeasurement of existing equity investment			38,100
Deferred tax benefit recognized associated with certain temporary differences arising from Mergers			$ 3,900
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Ministry of the Economy | Foreign Tax Authority
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Valuation allowance, deferred tax asset, increase (decrease), amount		$ 58,700

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