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Accounting Standard Update (Notes) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Accounting Standard Update [Abstract] |
New Accounting Pronouncements | 2. Accounting Standards Update In July 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2019-07, Codification Updates to SEC Sections, to incorporate the SEC Final Rule Release No. 33-10532 Disclosure Update and Simplification. This rule was issued in August 2018 and amends certain disclosure requirements that were redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated or superseded. This rule was adopted by the Company effective January 1, 2019 and the only significant change was the inclusion of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity for interim periods.

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