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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- Definition

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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(2))
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Borrowings (Banc of America Digital Projector Loan) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 05, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual facility			$ 283,138	$ 252,929
Banc Of America Digital Projector Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual facility	$ 4,600	$ 4,900		$ 2,604
Interest rate	5.00%
Maturity date				Dec. 28, 2019