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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award equity instruments other than options grant date fair value.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cash inflow from exercise of stock options granted under share-based compensation arrangement.

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Additional share-based compensation cost recognized as a result of an occurrence of an event that accelerates its recognition.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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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 under options that were cancelled during the reporting period as a result of occurrence of a terminating event specified in contractual agreements pertaining to the stock option plan.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 13, 2019	Sep. 11, 2017	Feb. 28, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Surrendered stock options (in shares)				7,000	168,000	0
Proceeds from stock options exercised				$ 864,000	$ 1,442,000	$ 6,244,000
Tax benefit from stock options exercised				$ 200,000	$ 700,000	$ 2,600,000
Options granted (in shares)				119,000	92,000	243,000
Restricted stock granted (in shares)				167,000	133,000	77,000
Restricted stock vested (in shares)				109,000	119,000	146,000
Term of plans / awards				10 years
Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				1 year
Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				4 years
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Modification expense				$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense				$ 1,900,000
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense, period for recognition				1 year 8 months 12 days
Term of plans / awards				10 years
Stock Options \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				3 years
Stock Options \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				4 years
Non-Vested Restricted Stock Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense				$ 6,900,000
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense, period for recognition				1 year 8 months 12 days
Non-Vested Restricted Stock Award \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				1 year
Non-Vested Restricted Stock Award \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				3 years
Stock Appreciation Rights and Performance Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards granted to date (in shares)				0
Outside Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Surrendered stock options (in shares)		150,000
Outside Directors \| Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Acceleration of stock-based compensation expense					$ 1,200,000
Certain Executive Employees \| Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted (in shares)	150,780
Certain Executive Employees \| Stock Options \| Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Grant date fair value of stock options	$ 1,600,000
Certain Executive Employees \| Stock Options \| Vesting on February 13, 2020 \| Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights percentage	33.33%
Certain Executive Employees \| Stock Options \| Vesting Quarterly Thereafter \| Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights percentage	8.33%
Certain Executive Employees \| Non-Vested Restricted Stock Award \| Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			3 years
Restricted stock granted (in shares)			210,927
Grant date fair value of restricted stock			$ 6,000,000
Certain Executive Employees \| Non-Vested Restricted Stock Award \| Vesting on February 13, 2020 \| Subsequent Event \| Forecast
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights percentage			33.33%
Restricted stock vested (in shares)			57,270
Certain Executive Employees \| Non-Vested Restricted Stock Award \| Vesting Quarterly Thereafter \| Subsequent Event \| Forecast
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights percentage			8.33%
Certain Executive Employees \| Non-Vested Restricted Stock Award \| Vesting on February 19, 2020 \| Forecast
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights percentage			33.33%
Restricted stock vested (in shares)			153,657