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Stock Plans - Option Exercise Ranges (Details) shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 $ / shares shares
Options Outstanding
Options Outstanding, Shares | shares	1,222
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	3 years
Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 34.80
Options Exercisable
Options Exercisable, Shares | shares	1,222
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual life	3 years
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 34.80
$20.00 - $30.00
Stock plans
Exercise price, low end of range (in dollars per share)	20.00
Exercise price, high end of range (in dollars per share)	$ 30.00
Options Outstanding
Options Outstanding, Shares | shares	25
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	3 years 7 months 6 days
Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 28.13
Options Exercisable
Options Exercisable, Shares | shares	25
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual life	3 years 7 months 6 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 28.13
$30.01 - $40.00
Stock plans
Exercise price, low end of range (in dollars per share)	30.01
Exercise price, high end of range (in dollars per share)	$ 40.00
Options Outstanding
Options Outstanding, Shares | shares	1,058
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	3 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 32.81
Options Exercisable
Options Exercisable, Shares | shares	1,058
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual life	3 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 32.81
$40.01 - $50.00
Stock plans
Exercise price, low end of range (in dollars per share)	40.01
Exercise price, high end of range (in dollars per share)	$ 50.00
Options Outstanding
Options Outstanding, Shares | shares	12
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	1 year 8 months 12 days
Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 45.57
Options Exercisable
Options Exercisable, Shares | shares	12
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual life	1 year 8 months 12 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 45.57
$50.01 - $60.00
Stock plans
Exercise price, low end of range (in dollars per share)	50.01
Exercise price, high end of range (in dollars per share)	$ 60.00
Options Outstanding
Options Outstanding, Shares | shares	127
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	2 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 51.70
Options Exercisable
Options Exercisable, Shares | shares	127
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual life	2 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 51.70

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The floor of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range.

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