Preferred Stock, Rights Conversion Ratio into Preferred Stock

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257

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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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The maximum number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(28))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Net Income Per Share and Stockholders' Equity, Anti Dilution Table (Details)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 07, 2016	Jun. 30, 2018 shares	Jun. 30, 2017 shares	Jun. 30, 2018 shares	Jun. 30, 2017 shares	Dec. 31, 2017 shares	Apr. 22, 2016 shares
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share		2,000	55,000	1,000	56,000
Authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock (shares)		5,000,000		5,000,000		5,000,000
Non-vested common shares, restricted stock units and performance shares
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share		2,000	55,000	1,000	56,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share
Preferred Stock, Rights Conversion Ratio into Preferred Stock	1
Authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock (shares)							900,000