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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), Reclassification, after Tax

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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), after Reclassification and Tax

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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), before Reclassification, Tax

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Amount after tax of increase (decrease) to equity or (increase) decrease to net assets, resulting from the cumulative effect adjustment of a new accounting principle applied in the period of adoption.

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Amount of the related income tax effect of a cumulative effect on retained earnings.

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Amount of stockholders' equity (deficit), net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity, attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests. Amount excludes temporary equity. Alternate caption for the concept is permanent equity.

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Derivatives - Accumlated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 01, 2018	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 01, 2016
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Beginning balance	$ 1,240,516	$ 995,728	$ 659,560
Unrealized gain (loss) recognized in OCI (1)	6,187	(5,694)	335
Gain (loss) reclassification from OCI	(2,132)	1,144	1,023
Less: Cumulative effect of adoption of new ASU (No. 2017-12) (3)				$ 1,992	$ 2,996	$ 86,461
Net gain (loss) on derivatives	989	(4,550)	1,358
Ending balance	1,282,782	1,240,516	995,728
Other expense (income) \| Swap
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Gain (loss) reclassification from OCI	(5,058)
Accumulated net gain (loss) from cash flow hedges
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Beginning balance	(4,113)	437	(921)
Ending balance	(3,124)	(4,113)	437
Tax (expense) benefit, unrealized gain (loss) recognized in OCI	(2,415)	3,611	(220)
Tax benefit (expense), (loss) gain reclassified from OCI to earnings	897	$ (725)	$ (644)
Tax (expense), cumulative effect of adoption of new asU	(687)
Accumulated net gain (loss) from cash flow hedges \| Other expense (income) \| Swap
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Tax benefit (expense), (loss) gain reclassified from OCI to earnings	$ 1,847