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Commitments and Contingencies - Letters of Credit (Details) - USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 | Aug. 03, 2015
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Line of credit, amount to be issued |  | $ 100,000,000
$2.2 Million Standby Letters of Credit |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Line of credit, amount to be issued | $ 2,190,000.00 |
$1.7 Million Standby Letters of Credit |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Line of credit, amount to be issued | $ 1,700,000.0 |

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- Definition Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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