Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Option, Aggregate Fair Value [Roll Forward]

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Amount by which the aggregate fair value of the options granted during the period.

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Amount by which the aggregate fair value of the options outstanding.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Not Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Aggregate Fair Value

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested But Not Exercised, Number of Shares

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Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested But Not Exercised, Weighted Average Exercise Price

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The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term.

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The estimated measure of the percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period.

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The risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Weighted-average exercise price, at which grantee can acquire shares reserved for issuance, for fully vested and expected to vest options outstanding. Includes, but is not limited to, unvested options for which requisite service period has not been rendered but that are expected to vest based on achievement of performance condition, if forfeitures are recognized when they occur.

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Weighted average per share amount at which grantees can acquire shares of common stock by exercise of options.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Expected term of award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for fully vested and expected to vest exercisable or convertible options, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, unvested options for which requisite service period has not been rendered but that are expected to vest based on achievement of performance condition, if forfeitures are recognized when they occur.

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Number of options vested.

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Weighted average grant-date fair value of options vested.

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Stock Incentive Plans - 2014 Management Incentive Plan Stock Options Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 07, 2016	Oct. 15, 2014	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Aggregate fair value (in millions)
Vesting year	100.00%
Chief Financial Officer
Options
Granted, options (in shares)	280,000
Management Incentive Plan 2014
Aggregate fair value (in millions)
Vesting year		25.00%
Employee Stock Option \| Management Incentive Plan 2014
Aggregate fair value (in millions)
Options vested but not exercised (in shares)			12,875	12,875
Not vested but expected to vest (in shares)			70,000
Vested and unexercised (in dollars per share)			$ 4.28
Employee Stock Option \| Management Incentive Plan 2014 \| Chief Financial Officer
Options
Granted, options (in shares)	280,000
Vested, options (in shares)			(70,000)	(70,000)	(70,000)
Balance outstanding beginning of period, options (in shares)			140,000	210,000
Balance outstanding end of period, options (in shares)			70,000	140,000	210,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Granted, exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 4.28		$ 4.28	$ 4.28	$ 4.28
Vested, exercise price (in dollars per share)			(4.28)
Expiration( years)	5 years
Risk free interest rate	1.10%
Volatility	61.00%
Dividend %	0.00%
Fair Value of Options on grant date
Granted, fair value of options on grant date (in dollars per share)	$ 1.91		1.91	$ 1.91	$ 1.91
Vested, fair value of options on grant date (in dollars per share)			$ (1.91)
Aggregate fair value (in millions)
Granted, aggregate fair value	$ 530
Vested, aggregate fair value			$ (130)	$ (130)	$ (130)
Balance outstanding beginning of period, aggregate fair value			270	400
Balance outstanding end of period, aggregate fair value			$ 140	$ 270	$ 400
Expected term	3 years 9 months
Options vested but not exercised (in shares)			210,000
Employee Stock Option \| Management Incentive Plan 2014 \| Chief Financial Officer \| Vesting Year 1
Aggregate fair value (in millions)
Vesting year	25.00%
Term	4 years
Employee Stock Option \| Management Incentive Plan 2014 \| Chief Financial Officer \| Vesting Year 2
Aggregate fair value (in millions)
Vesting year	25.00%
Employee Stock Option \| Management Incentive Plan 2014 \| Chief Financial Officer \| Vesting Year 3
Aggregate fair value (in millions)
Vesting year	25.00%
Employee Stock Option \| Management Incentive Plan 2014 \| Chief Financial Officer \| Vesting Year 4
Aggregate fair value (in millions)
Vesting year	25.00%