Equity Compensation Plans (Details 1) - Employee Stock [Member] - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair market value	$ 6.83	$ 5.37
Risk free rate	1.88%	2.92%
Dividend yield
Expected volatility	36.79%	35.34%
Expected term in years	3 years 5 months 20 days	3 years 5 months 1 day

Agreed-upon price for the exchange of the underlying asset relating to the share-based payment award.

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The risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares.

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Disclosure of the weighted average expected dividend for an entity using a valuation technique with different dividend rates during the contractual term.

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Rate of weighted-average expected volatility for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Expected term of award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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