Leases - Schedule of Classification of Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019
Assets
Operating	$ 4,401
Finance	722
Total lease assets	5,123
Current
Operating	1,176	$ 1,600
Finance	361
Noncurrent
Operating	3,189	$ 3,900
Finance	397
Total lease liabilities	$ 5,123

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Liabilities current lessee.

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Liabilities noncurrent lessee.

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Operating and finance lease liability net.

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Operating lease and finance lease right of use asset net.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease, classified as current.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease, classified as noncurrent.

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Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under finance lease.

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Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under operating lease.

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