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Subsequent Events (Details) - SEI - Subsequent Event customer in Thousands, $ in Millions	Jul. 27, 2017 USD ($) customer state
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business combination, consideration transferred | $	$ 140.0
Business combination, number of customers entity serves | customer	90
Business combination, number of states in which entity operates | state	11

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Business Combination, Number of Customers Entity Serves

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Business Combination, Number of States in which Entity Operates

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- Definition

The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3213-108585

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- Definition

Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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