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Debt Covenant, Dividends As Percent Of Modified FFO Maximum

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Debt Covenant, Dividends As Percent Of Modified FFO Maximum In Individual Quarter Over Three Consecutive Quarters

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Debt Covenant, Dividends As Percent Of Modified FFO Maximum In Individual Quarter Over Two Consecutive Quarters

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Debt Covenant, Number Of Limited Exceptions

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Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity, Accordion Feature

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Line Of Credit Facility, Extension Period

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Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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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 at the end of the reporting period.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Credit Facility (Details)			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Credit Facility (Details)	Nov. 04, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) exception	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 16, 2017 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility				$ 333,147,000	$ 324,700,000
Cash and cash equivalents				81,898,000	$ 91,451,000		$ 107,666,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unused borrowing capacity				$ 232,800,000
Weighted average interest rate				3.80%	4.12%
Debt covenant cash and borrowing availability required				$ 40,000,000.0
Amended Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity								$ 325,000,000.0
New Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity		$ 415,000,000.0				$ 540,000,000.0
Additional borrowing capacity				125,000,000.0		$ 125,000,000.0
Additional borrowing capacity accordion feature		$ 500,000,000.0		375,000,000.0
Credit facility				333,100,000
Current borrowing capacity				484,100,000
Unused borrowing capacity				$ 150,900,000
Extension period		1 year
Number of limited exceptions \| exception				3
Debt covenant cash and borrowing availability required	$ 60,000,000.0
Minimum \| Interest rate, option two \| Federal Funds Effective Rate \| Amended Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.60%
Minimum \| Interest rate, option two \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Amended Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.60%
Maximum \| Interest rate, option two \| Federal Funds Effective Rate \| Amended Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.20%
Maximum \| Interest rate, option two \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Amended Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.20%
Four Consecutive Fiscal Quarters [Member] \| New Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Dividends as percent of modified FFO maximum in rolling four quarter period				95.00%
Three Consecutive Fiscal Quarters [Member] \| New Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Dividends as percent of modified FFO maximum in individual quarter over three consecutive quarters				110.00%
Prior Fiscal Quarter [Member] \| New Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Dividends as percent of modified FFO maximum in rolling four quarter period				95.00%
Current Fiscal Quarter And Prior Fiscal Quarter [Member] \| New Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Dividends as percent of modified FFO maximum in rolling four quarter period				95.00%
Two Consecutive Fiscal Quarters [Member] \| New Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Dividends as percent fo modified FFO maximum in individual quarter over two consecutive quarters	105.00%
Forecast [Member] \| Four Consecutive Fiscal Quarters [Member] \| New Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Dividends as percent of modified FFO maximum in rolling four quarter period			95.00%
Forecast [Member] \| Current Fiscal Quarter And Prior Two Fiscal Quarters [Member] \| New Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Dividends as percent of modified FFO maximum in rolling four quarter period			95.00%