Debt Instrument, Call Feature, Percent of Related Debt Instrument Outstanding

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Debt Instrument, Floor Interest Rate

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Debt Instrument, Loan Servicing Fee, Quarterly Fee Amount

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Debt Instrument, Prepayment Fee, Next Twelve Months, Percent

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Debt Instrument, Prepayment Fee, Year Two, Percent

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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

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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 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 10
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=73719730&loc=d3e13433-108611

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Long-term Debt - Domestic Line of Credit (Details) - Line of Credit - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 12, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016
Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 100,000
Debt instrument, term		6 years
Stated interest rate			2.125%
Prepayment fee, next twelve months		2.00%
Prepayment fee, year two		1.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Call feature, percent of related debt instrument outstanding		10.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		7.50%
Floor interest rate		1.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		6.50%
Floor interest rate		3.00%
Initial Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of amount outstanding		$ 50,000
Delayed Draw Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 50,000
Commitment fee percentage		2.75%
Quarterly loan servicing fee		$ 15
Commitment fee percentage		0.875%
Forecast \| Senior Secured Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	6.50%
Forecast \| Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	5.50%