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Sale of Stock, Issuance Costs

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sale of stock, discounts and commissions

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The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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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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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Number of non-option equity instruments exercised by participants.

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Weighted average grant-date fair value of non-vested options outstanding.

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OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Sep. 11, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction	1,904,154
Proceeds from Issuance Seconday Public Offering, Net	$ 61.0
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)		100,000,000	100,000,000
Sale of Stock, Issuance Costs	$ 0.5
SPO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Option, Nonvested, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 34.00
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Exercised	1,194,365
sale of stock, discounts and commissions	$ 3.2
Over-Allotment Option [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction	404,154