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Debt Instrument Adjusted Quick Ratio

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Debt Instrument Adjusted Quick Ratio Requirement

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Debt Instrument Adjusted Quick Ratio Requirement In Streamline Period

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Debt Instrument Covenant Compliance Adjusted Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation And Amortization Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Adjusted Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation And Amortization Minimum

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

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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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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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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Debt (Narrative) (Details) - Revolving Credit Facility	Sep. 26, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 40,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity		$ 40,000,000.0
Debt issuance costs, net	$ 100,000
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.15%
Debt instrument adjusted quick ratio requirement in streamline period	1.05
Debt instrument adjusted quick ratio	1.13
2011 Loan Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Adjusted EBITDA threshold	20.00%
Streamline Period Applies \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.50%
Streamline Period Applies \| Prime Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Streamline Period Does Not Apply \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	4.00%
Streamline Period Does Not Apply \| Prime Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
Covenant Term, Scenario One
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument adjusted quick ratio requirement	1.00
Debt instrument covenant compliance adjusted earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization maximum	$ 0
Covenant Term, Scenario Two
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument adjusted quick ratio requirement	0.90
Debt instrument, covenant compliance, adjusted earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization minimum	$ 0
Covenant Compliance Period Two \| 2011 Loan Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument covenant compliance adjusted earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization maximum	1
Covenant Compliance Period Three \| 2011 Loan Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant compliance, adjusted earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization minimum	$ 5,000,000.0