Percentage points subtracted from the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The percentage of the amount borrowed that must be paid when the loan is prepaid or repaid.

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- Definition

Number of interest and principal payments.

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- Definition

Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28551-108399

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- Definition

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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- Definition

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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Debt - 2017 Facility - Additional Information (Details) - 2017 Credit Facility $ in Millions	May 04, 2017 USD ($) payment	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017 payment
Debt
Loan agreement amount \| $	$ 12.0
Number of interest and principal payments			24
End-of-term fee (as a percent)	6.00%
Minimum
Debt
Number of interest and principal payments	24
Maximum
Debt
Number of interest and principal payments	36
Prime Rate
Debt
Interest rate, negative basis spread percentage	0.75%
Interest rate		4.25%