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Common Stock | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Preferred Stock Common Stock And Warrants [Abstract] |
Common Stock | 11. Common Stock Common Stock Outstanding As of March 31, 2018, there were 62,254,091 shares of our common stock outstanding.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2208762 + Details
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