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Subsequent Events (Textual) (Details) - Revolving Credit Facility [Member]		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 17, 2018 USD ($) Extension	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 600,000,000
Variable interest rate		1.20%
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date	May 15, 2019
Subsequent Event [Member] | New Credit Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 600,000,000
Debt instrument maturity date	Jul. 15, 2022
Debt instrument, maturity extension period	6 months
Debt instrument, number of extensions | Extension	2
Subsequent Event [Member] | New Credit Facility [Member] | Eurodollar Loans [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	0.825%
Subsequent Event [Member] | New Credit Facility [Member] | Eurodollar Loans [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	1.55%

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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