Represents the discount percentage of shares under Employee Stock Purchase Plan for eligible employees.

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Represents percentage of ESPP share pool represented of the total number of common shares outstanding.

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Represents the total maximum aggregate number of shares authorized under Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Share-Based Payments - Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Share-Based Payments
Share-based compensation expense		$ 9,748	$ 5,154	$ 5,732
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share-Based Payments
Maximum number of shares authorized under plan (in shares)	500,000
ESPP Share Pool as a percentage of total number of ordinary shares outstanding			0.75%
Purchase discount as a percentage of current market price		15.00%
Share-based compensation expense			$ 100