Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Excess inventory charge		$ 3,000
Excess inventory purchase commitments		$ 2,250
Reversal of inventory purchase commitment liability	$ 2,250

Amount of expense reversed due to the cancellation of a firm purchase commitment for inventory.

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Amount of inventory reserves for last-in first-out (LIFO) and other inventory valuation methods.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 330
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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Present value of the accrual for product liability loss contingencies as of the balance sheet date (if the accrual qualifies for discounting).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.Y.Q1)
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