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Debt Obligations Debt Obligations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Obligations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block] | The following table includes the aggregate scheduled future principal payments of the Company’s long-term debt as of December 31, 2019:
| For the Year Ending December 31
| (in thousands)
2020 | $ | 11,130 |
2021 | 87,500 |
2022 | 150,000 |
2023 | — |
2024 | — |
Thereafter | — |
Total debt | 248,630 |
Less deferred financing costs | (3,447) |
Less current portion | (11,012) |
Total long-term debt | $ | 234,171 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the combined aggregate amount of maturities and sinking fund requirements for all long-term borrowings for each of the five years following the date of the latest balance sheet date presented. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6802200&loc=d3e1835-112601 + Details
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