Leases - Schedule of Minimum Annual Payments Required in Conjunction with Landlord Liability under ASC 840 (Details) - Deemed Landlord Liabilities $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Schedule Of Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Related Party Minimum Lease Payments, 2019	$ 3,918
Related Party Minimum Lease Payments, 2020	3,988
Related Party Minimum Lease Payments, 2021	4,039
Related Party Minimum Lease Payments, 2022	4,092
Related Party Minimum Lease Payments, 2023	4,145
Related Party Minimum Lease Payments, Thereafter	15,697
Related Party Minimum Lease Payments, Total	35,879
Related Party Minimum Lease Payments, Interest, 2019	1,818
Related Party Minimum Lease Payments, Interest, 2020	1,662
Related Party Minimum Lease Payments, Interest, 2021	1,490
Related Party Minimum Lease Payments, Interest, 2022	1,301
Related Party Minimum Lease Payments, Interest, 2023	1,095
Related Party Minimum Lease Payments, Interest, Thereafter	1,929
Related Party Minimum Lease Payments, Interest, Total	9,295
Total Principal Amounts Due, 2019	2,100
Total Principal Amounts Due, 2020	2,326
Total Principal Amounts Due, 2021	2,549
Total Principal Amounts Due, 2022	2,791
Total Principal Amounts Due, 2023	3,050
Total Principal Amounts Due, Thereafter	13,768
Total Principal Amounts Due, Total	$ 26,584

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Schedule of capital leased assets.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84164817&loc=d3e45280-112737

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