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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	6 Months Ended
Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	Jun. 30, 2018
Stock Performance Rights [Abstract]
Stock Performance Rights	Stock Performance Rights ("SPRs")
Restricted Stock Awards	Restricted Stock Awards ("RSAs") The Company issued 26,080 RSAs to members of the Company's Board of Directors with a vesting date of May 15, 2019 and issued 20,059 RSAs to key employees that cliff vest on December 31, 2020. Each RSA is exchangeable for one share of the Company's common stock at the end of the vesting period.
Market Stock Units	Market Stock Units ("MSUs")

Stock Performance Rights [Abstract]

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Tabular disclosure of the changes in other outstanding share-based compensation awards other than stock options or nonvested awards.

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Tabular disclosure of the number and weighted-average grant date fair value for restricted stock units that were outstanding at the beginning and end of the year, and the number of restricted stock units that were granted, vested, or forfeited during the year.

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Tabular disclosure of the number and weighted-average exercise prices (or conversion ratios) for stock appreciation rights awards that were outstanding at the beginning and end of the year, and the number of stock appreciation rights awards that were granted, exercised or converted, forfeited, and expired during the year.

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