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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Increase (Decrease) of Shares Authorized for Grant

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period, Grant Date Fair Value

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based awards, other than options, awarded to employees as compensation.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under an established share-based compensation plan.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The number of shares under options that were cancelled during the reporting period as a result of occurrence of a terminating event specified in contractual agreements pertaining to the stock option plan.

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Net number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Stock Compensation - Additional Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended					2 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2016	Oct. 01, 2017	Oct. 01, 2016	May 01, 2010
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (usd per share)										$ 9.50
2010 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Additional shares authorized (shares)				1,081,200	643,673
Compensation not yet recognized			$ 1.5
Common Stock Class A Non-Voting \| 2010 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (shares)												5,085,649
Increase (decrease) of shares authorized for grant (shares)		500,000	185,026			1,100,000
Restricted Stock and Phantom Share-Based Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unamortized fair value of awards								$ 9.0
Weighted average period over which costs amortized								2 years
Restricted stock \| 2010 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	$ 9.75		$ 2.96				$ 9.60
Share price (usd per share)											$ 11.06
Options forfeited in period (shares)			720,000
Options forfeited in period, grant date fair value			$ 3.4
Restricted stock \| Employee \| 2010 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted in period (shares)	1,308,533		961,718				931,260
Restricted stock \| Non-employee directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period								2 years
Achievement performance target, probable percentage								80.00%
Restricted stock \| Non-employee directors \| 2010 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted in period (shares)	84,250		130,000				72,500
Options granted, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)			$ 6.17
Performance based awards \| 2010 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted in period (shares)			421,394
Compensation not yet recognized			$ 0.8
Vesting Tranche 1 \| Restricted stock \| Employee \| 2010 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted in period (shares)	190,725
Vesting Tranche 1 \| Restricted stock \| Non-employee directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights percentage								50.00%	50.00%
Vesting Tranche 2 \| Restricted stock \| Employee \| 2010 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted in period (shares)	1,117,808
Vesting Tranche 2 \| Restricted stock \| Non-employee directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights percentage								50.00%
Vesting Tranche 3 \| Restricted stock \| Non-employee directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights percentage								20.00%