Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Annual Vesting, Percentage

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The exercise price of granted shares may not be below this percentage of fair market value under the terms of the stock option plans.

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cash inflow from exercise of option under share-based payment arrangement.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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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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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Share-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	May 24, 2016	May 22, 2007	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	May 15, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock authorized to be issued under plan (in shares)	6,400,000
Unrecognized pre-tax compensation cost			$ 26,800
Weighted average recognition period (in years)			3 years 9 months 18 days
Total intrinsic value of options exercised during period			$ 7,000	$ 5,000
Cash received from options exercised during period			11,283	$ 3,504
2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock authorized to be issued under plan (in shares)	400,000	3,300,000
Award vesting period		5 years
Exercise price of shares granted may not be less than fair market value (percentage)		100.00%
Unrecognized pre-tax compensation cost			$ 7,600
Weighted average recognition period (in years)			2 years 9 months 18 days
2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock authorized to be issued under plan (in shares)	3,400,000				2,600,000
Exercise price of shares granted may not be less than fair market value (percentage)	100.00%
Restricted Stock \| 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual vesting period			20.00%
Director \| Options Granted on or after May 25, 2004 \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual vesting period			33.33%