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Shareholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Feb. 05, 2019 | Jul. 21, 2016
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.18 | $ 0.18 |  |  | $ 0.18 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.36 |  |
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares |  |  |  |  | 407,000 |  | 268,000 | 637,000 |  |
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, In Total Dollars |  |  |  |  | $ 24,436 |  | $ 15,259 | $ 38,617 |  |
Repurchase of Common Stock, Average Cost Per Share |  |  |  |  | $ 60.05 |  | $ 56.93 | $ 60.65 |  |
Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.18 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.18 |  |  |  |
2016 Stock Repurchase Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68,000 |  |
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, In Total Dollars |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,850 |  |
Repurchase of Common Stock, Average Cost Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 56.97 |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
2019 Stock Repurchase Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares |  |  |  |  | 407,000 |  | 268,000 | 569,000 |  |
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, In Total Dollars |  |  |  |  | $ 24,436 |  | $ 15,259 | $ 34,767 |  |
Repurchase of Common Stock, Average Cost Per Share |  |  |  |  | $ 60.05 |  | $ 56.93 | $ 61.08 |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased | 3,887,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 3,887,000 |  |  |

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