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Revenue Recognition Geographical (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Geographical [Abstract]

Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

Disaggregated revenue by geographic area follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2018				2017				2018				2017
United States	$	71,626			$	67,320			$	139,944			$	134,601
Canada	18,756				7,686				34,897				15,022
Consolidated total	$	90,382			$	75,006			$	174,841			$	149,623

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Geographical [Abstract]

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Tabular disclosure of revenue from external customers by geographic areas attributed to the entity's country of domicile and to foreign countries from which the entity derives revenue.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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