Stock-Based Compensation Stock-Based Compensation Details (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Stock-Based Compensation Details
Employee Benefits and Share-based Compensation	$ 8,694	$ 2,722
Minimum [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Details
Equity Share Payout Range	0
Maximum [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Details
Equity Share Payout Range	48,291
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Details
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Granted	44,737
Share Based Compensation Non Option Equity Instruments Granted Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 24.70

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Amount of cost (reversal of cost) for employee benefits and share-based payment arrangement. Includes, but is not limited to, pension, other postretirement, postemployment and termination benefits.

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Net number of non-option equity instruments granted to participants.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(1)(iv)(1)
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