Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Leverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Use Of Proceeds, Amount Permitted To Dispose Of Assets Without Restriction

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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt - Additional Information (Details)	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	$ 1,400,000	$ 1,700,000
Debt covenant, interest coverage ratio	4.0
Debt covenant, leverage ratio (no more than)	3.0
Senior Facilities Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, use of proceeds, amount permitted to dispose of assets without restriction (up to)	$ 25,000,000
Loan Notes \| Loan Notes due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maximum borrowing capacity				$ 50,000,000
Debt stated interest rate	6.19%
Loan Notes \| Loan Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt stated interest rate	3.67%
Loan Notes \| Loan Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt stated interest rate	4.88%
Loan Notes \| Loan Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt stated interest rate	4.94%
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maximum borrowing capacity			$ 150,000,000
Debt issuance costs			1,000,000
Debt, weighted average interest rate	3.58%	3.05%
Uncommitted Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accordion facility amount			$ 50,000,000