Business combination, estimated shares settle in non cash amount of liability.

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Percentage of total distribution limited to stockholders.

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Volume weighted average price common stock trading days.

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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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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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Date the declared dividend will be paid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of dividends declared but unpaid on equity securities issued by the entity and outstanding. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Earnings per Share (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2018	Feb. 20, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Number of shares issued upon merger		21,981,128
Distribution payable			$ 222,000	$ 222,000		$ 222,000
Total anti-dilutive shares excluded from the calculation (in shares)				15,966	0	38,320	167
Deltic [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Number of shares issued upon merger		22,000,000				22,000,000
Deltic [Member] \| Special Distribution [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Distribution payable	$ 222,000
Percentage of stock portion of special distribution	80.00%		20.00%	20.00%		20.00%
Business combination, estimated shares settle in non cash amount of liability						4,200,000
Volume weighted average price common stock trading days			3 days
Distribution, date of declared	Aug. 30, 2018
Distribution, date to be paid	Nov. 15, 2018