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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercised Forfeited Or Expired Number

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Commitment made to pay deferred cash remuneration expressed as a percentage of the individual's base salary.

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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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Face value (death benefits) of the life insurance policies underlying the life settlement contracts accounted for under the fair value method.

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Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, stock dividend, percentage			10.00%	10.00%
Defined contribution plan, maximum annual contributions per employee, percent	80.00%
Employer, contribution	$ 601,000	$ 492,000	$ 388,000
Deferred fees	297,000	149,000	120,000
Interest paid on deferred fees	67,000	44,000	34,000
Deferred compensation arrangement with individual, distributions paid	$ 14,000	$ 8,000	$ 0
Award vesting period	3 years
Award expiration period	10 years
Number of shares authorized (in shares)	2,462,585
Options outstanding (in shares)	584,178	504,573	552,759		522,338
Options exercised, forfeited or expired (in shares)	1,691,602
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)	186,805
Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred compensation arrangement, option to elect to defer fees and bonuses, percentage	100.00%
Executive Management
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred compensation arrangement, option to elect to defer fees and bonuses, percentage	100.00%
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation cost not yet recognized	$ 1,100,000
Compensation cost not yet recognized, weighted average period	2 years 4 months 24 days
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	4 years
Number of shares authorized (in shares)	518,157
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)	65,478
Compensation cost not yet recognized	$ 1,300,000
Compensation cost not yet recognized, weighted average period	2 years 9 months 18 days
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan \| Executive Management
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Life settlement contracts, fair value	$ 250,000
Life settlement contracts, expense	$ 18,000	$ 5,000	$ 5,000