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	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) item shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 shares
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Stock-based compensation expense \| $	$ 13,065	$ 12,828
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized	7,758,000
Requisite service period	3 years 6 months
Awards granted	303,385
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Requisite service period	3 years 6 months
Awards granted	249,564		155,872
Increase (decrease) in units	(40,509)
Performance Stock Units, Market Condition [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance issuance as percent or original grant, in the event of negative shareholder return	100.00%
Number of tranches \| item	5
Awards granted
Increase (decrease) in units	7,672
Performance Stock Units, Market Condition [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance issuance as percent or original grant	50.00%
Performance Stock Units, Market Condition [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance issuance as percent or original grant	175.00%