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Significant Accounting Policies - Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangibles (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Significant Accounting Policies |
Number of trading days used in adjusted market capitalization calculation | 10 days

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- Definition Number of trading days for calculating the average share price of the Company’s common stock prior to the measurement date used in adjusted market capitalization calculation. + References No definition available. + Details
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