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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Plans Available for Future Grants

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercise Price as Percent of Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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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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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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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 Plans (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 plan shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of equity compensation plans \| plan	3
Number of equity compensation plans available for future grants \| plan	2
Unrecognized compensation cost related to share-based payments \| $		$ 2.1
Unrecognized compensation cost related to share-based payments, period for recognition		2 years 6 months
NonPrincipal Owner
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options, exercise price as percent of weighted-average grant date fair value	100.00%
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan 2007
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares reserved for issuance under equity compensation plans \| shares	2,400,000
Directors’ Incentive Plan 2007
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares reserved for issuance under equity compensation plans \| shares	250,000
Stock Options \| Principal Owner
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options, expiration period	5 years
Stock Options \| NonPrincipal Owner \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options, expiration period	10 years
Restricted Stock \| Employee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	4 years
Restricted Stock \| Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	1 year