Debt Instrument Contractual Facility Borrowing Capacity

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Debt (Westpac Bank Corporate Credit Facility (NZ)) (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Millions			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 20, 2018 NZD ($)	Dec. 19, 2018 NZD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual facility			$ 288,594	$ 252,929
Westpac Bank Corporate Credit Facility, Tranch 1 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual facility	$ 32.0	$ 35.0
Maturity date			Dec. 31, 2023
Interest rate	1.10%
Westpac Bank Corporate Credit Facility, Tranch 1 [Member] \| Bank Bill Swap Bid Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.75%
Westpac Bank Corporate Credit Facility, Tranch 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual facility	$ 18.0