Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Vesting, One-time Awards

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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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 difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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An excess of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the award immediately before the modification.

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Weighted average per share amount at which grantees can acquire shares of common stock by exercise of options.

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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Number of share options (or share units) exercised during the current period.

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Share-Based Compensation - Stock Option Activity - Textual (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 16, 2018	Mar. 22, 2018	Mar. 18, 2018	Jan. 02, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted (in shares)						1,120,500		660,557
Weighted average exercise price, granted (USD per share)						$ 1.44		$ 1.61
Exercise of stock options (in shares)						30,000	6,250	6,250
Executives and Key Personnel
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted (in shares)				492,000
Weighted average exercise price, granted (USD per share)				$ 1.39
Award requisite service period				1 year
Board of Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted (in shares)				250,000
Weighted average exercise price, granted (USD per share)				$ 1.39
Employee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted (in shares)	16,000
Weighted average exercise price, granted (USD per share)	$ 1.76			$ 1.39
Exercise of stock options (in shares)				87,500
Key Personnel
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted (in shares)			50,000
Weighted average exercise price, granted (USD per share)			$ 1.44
Chief Accounting Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average exercise price, granted (USD per share)	$ 1.76		$ 1.44
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)			50,000
Stock Option \| Board of Directors \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of options that will vest				25.00%
Stock Option \| Board of Directors \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two through Five
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of options that will vest				75.00%
Award vesting period				4 years
Stock Option \| Employee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period				4 years
One-time, vesting period	4 years
Stock Option \| Key Personnel
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award requisite service period			1 year
Stock Option \| Chief Accounting Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)	125,000		50,000
Stock Option \| Former Chief Financial Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Incremental cost from modification of terms		$ 39
Stock Option, Sign-On Award \| Chief Accounting Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted (in shares)					50,000
Award vesting period			4 years		4 years