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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - $ / shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Common Stock [Member]
Common stock, shares returned as payment (in shares)	481	3,795
Retained Earnings [Member]
Dividends paid, per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.16

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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
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