Retirement savings plan (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Retirement Savings Plan Narrative Details
Contribution to 401 (k) plan	$ 376,000	$ 278,000

Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170846&loc=d3e28014-114942

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