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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Minimum

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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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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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Debt, Commitments and Contingencies - Debt (Details)			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt, Commitments and Contingencies - Debt (Details)	Oct. 06, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 07, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 10, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of credit facility					$ 74,700,000	$ 0	$ 0
Connect And Piper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts drawn under senior line of credit		$ 67,000,000
Line of Credit \| 2014 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity								$ 75,000,000
Long-term debt	$ 72,000,000					$ 6,700,000
Amounts drawn under senior line of credit		$ 67,000,000
Repayments of credit facility	72,000,000			$ 1,700,000
Line of Credit \| 2017 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity	125,000,000
Long-term debt	72,000,000		$ 71,000,000		$ 71,000,000
Repayments of credit facility			$ 1,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 175,000,000
Consolidated leverage ratio covenant (not to exceed)			3.5		3.5
Unused line commitment fee (percent)					0.20%
Effective interest rate (percent)					3.44%	2.82%	2.63%
Consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio covenant (at least)					1.25
Line of Credit \| 2017 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Federal Funds rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)					0.50%
Line of Credit \| 2017 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)					1.00%
Line of Credit \| 2017 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Scenario One, Leverage Ratio
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated leverage ratio					1.00
Line of Credit \| 2017 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Scenario Two, Leverage Ratio \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated leverage ratio					1.00
Line of Credit \| 2017 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Scenario Two, Leverage Ratio \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated leverage ratio					2.00
Line of Credit \| 2017 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Scenario Three, Leverage Ratio \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated leverage ratio					2.00
Line of Credit \| 2017 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Scenario Three, Leverage Ratio \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated leverage ratio					3.00
Line of Credit \| 2017 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Scenario Four, Leverage Ratio \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated leverage ratio					3.00
Line of Credit \| 2017 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Less Than 1.00 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)					1.50%
Line of Credit \| 2017 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Greater Than Or Equal To 1.00 But Less Than 2.00 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)					1.75%
Line of Credit \| 2017 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Greater Than Or Equal To 2.00 But Less Than 3.00 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)					2.00%
Line of Credit \| 2017 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Greater Than Or Equal To 3.00 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)					2.50%