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Amount of lease cost recognized by lessee for lease contract.

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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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Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, weighted average remaining lease term	8 years 6 months		8 years 6 months
Lease cost \| $	$ 820	$ 827	$ 2,500	$ 2,500
San Diego, California
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Area leased (in square feet)			82,200
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Area leased (in square feet)			57,360
Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, weighted average remaining lease term	4 years 2 months 12 days		4 years 2 months 12 days
Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, weighted average remaining lease term	10 years 3 months 18 days		10 years 3 months 18 days