Lessee, Operating Lease, Remaining Lease Term of Contract

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Lessee, Operating Lease, Termination Period

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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of operating lease expense. Excludes sublease income.

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Weighted average discount rate for operating lease calculated at point in time.

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Weighted average remaining lease term for operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Option to extend, term	10 years		10 years
Option to terminate, term			1 year
Weighted average remaining lease term	4 years		4 years
Weighted average discount rate	5.31%		5.31%
Rent expense under topic 842	$ 3.6		$ 7.0
Rent expense under topic 840		$ 3.3		$ 6.6
Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Remaining lease term			1 year
Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Remaining lease term			8 years