Debt Instrument, Maturity, Period Prior To Senior Notes Maturity

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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Decrease Limit

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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit

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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit, Percentage Of Borrowing Base

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Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease) In Commitment Fee Percentage

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Amount of the fee that accompanies borrowing money under the debt instrument.

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Incremental percentage increase (decrease) in the stated rate on a debt instrument.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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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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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Debt - Wells Fargo Credit Agreement - Amendments (Details) - Wells Fargo Credit Agreement - USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2018	Jul. 17, 2017	Apr. 01, 2017	Jan. 27, 2017	Jun. 28, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018	Oct. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 03, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Lender fees	$ 800,000									$ 700,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	1.00%	1.00%		2.00%	2.00%
Lender fees						$ 800,000		$ 700,000
Interest rate increase			2.00%
Line of credit facility, decrease limit										25,000,000.0
Available revolving line of credit balance						8,900,000		$ 13,000,000		40,000,000.0
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 75,000,000	$ 52,500,000.0			$ 75,000,000	$ 75,000,000			$ 58,750,000.00	$ 65,000,000
Line of credit facility, increase limit		$ 12,500,000.0					$ 9,000,000.0
Decrease in interest rate margin		(1.00%)
Maturity, period prior to senior notes maturity	60 days
Percentage of borrowing base	10.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, increase limit	$ 6,500,000.0								$ 6,250,000.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, increase limit	$ 7,500,000.0