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The percentage of the principal amount of debt paid upfront upon drawdown of the facility.

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The amount of bonds issued by the entity.

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Corporate debt, Details of corporate debt (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 10, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	May 10, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 20, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 20, 2017 EUR (€)	Nov. 17, 2014 USD ($)
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Amount drawn				$ 326,591	$ 73,767
2019 Notes [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Senior notes issued												$ 255,000
Fixed interest rate												7.00%
Eurodollar Rate Loans [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Bottom of Range [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Adjustment to interest rate									1.60%
Eurodollar Rate Loans [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Top of Range [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Adjustment to interest rate									2.25%
Base Rate Loans [Member] \| Bottom of Range [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Adjustment to interest rate									0.60%
Base Rate Loans [Member] \| Top of Range [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Adjustment to interest rate									1.00%
Base Rate Loans [Member] \| Federal Funds Rate [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Adjustment to interest rate									0.50%
Base Rate Loans [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Adjustment to interest rate									1.00%
2017 Credit Facility [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Maturity date				July 4, 2020
2017 Credit Facility [Member] \| Top of Range [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Credit facility amount										$ 11,400	€ 10
2017 Credit Facility [Member] \| EURIBOR [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Adjustment to interest rate										2.25%	2.25%
2017 Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Adjustment to interest rate										2.25%	2.25%
New Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Credit facility amount				$ 70,000		$ 425,000		$ 300,000	$ 215,000
Amount drawn	$ 19,000		$ 73,000
New Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maturity December 31, 2022 [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Maturity date				December 31, 2022
Credit facility amount						387,500
New Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maturity December 31, 2021 [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Maturity date				December 31, 2021
Credit facility amount						$ 37,500
2019 Note Issuance Facility [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Maturity date				April 30, 2025
Credit facility amount \| €		€ 268
Upfront fee percentage		2.00%
Interest capitalization period		2 years
2019 Note Issuance Facility [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Fixed interest rate							4.40%
Maturity date				June 30, 2022
2019 Note Issuance Facility [Member] \| EURIBOR [Member]
Corporate debt [Abstract]
Variable interest period		3 months
Adjustment to interest rate		4.65%