Debt Instrument, Maturity, Period Prior To Senior Notes Maturity

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

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(b))
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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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Debt - Wells Fargo Credit Agreement - Amendments (Details) - Wells Fargo Credit Agreement - USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Oct. 01, 2018
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Lender fees	$ 800,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	1.00%
Maturity, period prior to senior notes maturity	60 days
Line of credit facility, increase limit			$ 9,000,000.0
Percentage of borrowing base	10.00%
Lender fees		$ 800,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, increase limit	$ 6,500,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, increase limit	$ 7,500,000.0