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Corporate debt, Repayment schedule (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | $ 643,083 | $ 668,201
2018 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 68,907 |
2019 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 253,393 |
2020 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
2021 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
2022 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 107,316 |
Subsequent Years [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 213,467 | $ 0
Credit Facility Tranche A [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 53,778 |
Credit Facility Tranche A [Member] | 2018 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 53,778 |
Credit Facility Tranche A [Member] | 2019 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
Credit Facility Tranche A [Member] | 2020 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
Credit Facility Tranche A [Member] | 2021 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
Credit Facility Tranche A [Member] | 2022 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
Credit Facility Tranche A [Member] | Subsequent Years [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
Note Issuance Facility [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 320,890 |
Note Issuance Facility [Member] | 2018 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 107 |
Note Issuance Facility [Member] | 2019 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
Note Issuance Facility [Member] | 2020 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
Note Issuance Facility [Member] | 2021 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
Note Issuance Facility [Member] | 2022 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 107,316 |
Note Issuance Facility [Member] | Subsequent Years [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 213,467 |
Credit Facility 2017 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 11,948 |
Credit Facility 2017 [Member] | 2018 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 11,948 |
Credit Facility 2017 [Member] | 2019 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
Credit Facility 2017 [Member] | 2020 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
Credit Facility 2017 [Member] | 2021 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
Credit Facility 2017 [Member] | 2022 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
Credit Facility 2017 [Member] | Subsequent Years [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
2019 Notes [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 256,467 |
2019 Notes [Member] | 2018 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 3,074 |
2019 Notes [Member] | 2019 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 253,393 |
2019 Notes [Member] | 2020 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
2019 Notes [Member] | 2021 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
2019 Notes [Member] | 2022 [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | 0 |
2019 Notes [Member] | Subsequent Years [Member] |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |
Corporate debt | $ 0 |

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