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Share-Based Payments - Employee Activity Performance Shares (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Share-based compensation expense | $ 7,852 | $ 8,536
Key Employee Performance Share Based Plan [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Period of years over which performance is calculated | 3 years |
Percentage of grant based on meeting EBITDA per share targets | 50.00% |
Percentage of grant based on three year performance of Company's TSR as compared to TSR of peer group | 50.00% |
Minimum percentage of shares attainable based on EBITDA per share targets | 0.00% |
Maximum percentage of shares attainable based on EBITDA per share targets | 200.00% |
Minimum percentage of shares attainable based on total shareholder return targets | 0.00% |
Minimum percentage of peer group by which Company share price must outperform before incremental performance shares are issued | 25.00% |
Maximum percentage of shares attainable based on total shareholder return targets | 200.00% |
Percentage of Peer Group By Which Company Share Price Must Outperform Before Maximum Incremental Shares Are Issued | 90.00% |
Expected Stock Price Volatility Rate | 23.50% | 23.40%
Weighted Average Risk Free Interest Rate | 1.40% | 2.50%
Continuing Operations [Member] | Key Employee Performance Share Based Plan [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Outstanding and non-vested, beginning of period (in shares) | 58 |
Grants in Period | 38 |
Additional Shares Awarded Based on Performance, Shares Issued in Period | 13 |
Shares Vested in Period | (33) |
Shares Forfeited in Period | (11) |
Outstanding and non-vested, end of period (in shares) | 65 |
Outstanding and non-vested, weighted-average grant date fair value, beginning of period | $ 62 |
Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | 69 |
Stock Issued During Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | 51 |
Vested in Period, Weighed-average grant date fair value | 51 |
Forfeited in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | 66 |
Outstanding and non-vested, weighted-average grant date fair value, end of period | $ 68 |
Outstanding and non-vested, aggregate grant date fair value | $ 4,425 |
Share-based compensation expense | 1,007 | $ 767
Tax benefit related to share-based expense | 260 | 198
Unrecognized share-based compensation, net of estimated forfeitures | $ 2,466 | 1,766
Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation will be recognized (years) | 2 years 1 month 6 days |
Discontinued Operations [Member] | Key Employee Performance Share Based Plan [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Outstanding and non-vested, beginning of period (in shares) | 4 |
Grants in Period | 2 |
Additional Shares Awarded Based on Performance, Shares Issued in Period | 1 |
Shares Vested in Period | (2) |
Outstanding and non-vested, end of period (in shares) | 5 |
Outstanding and non-vested, weighted-average grant date fair value, beginning of period | $ 62 |
Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | 69 |
Stock Issued During Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | 51 |
Vested in Period, Weighed-average grant date fair value | 51 |
Outstanding and non-vested, weighted-average grant date fair value, end of period | $ 66 |
Outstanding and non-vested, aggregate grant date fair value | $ 275 |
Share-based compensation expense | 62 | 54
Tax benefit related to share-based expense | 16 | 14
Unrecognized share-based compensation, net of estimated forfeitures | $ 142 | $ 118
Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation will be recognized (years) | 1 year 10 months 24 days |

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