v3.8.0.1

Related Party Transactions (Details) - Executive Chairman	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 shares
Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Potential grants (shares)	0
Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Potential grants (shares)	2,750,000.00

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- Definition

Shares-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Potential Share Grants Based on EBITDA Targets

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- Definition

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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