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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)	Dec. 22, 2017	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Tax Cuts and Job Acts of 2017, percentage of adjustment from accounting for tax effect	30
Estimated interest expense in excess of deductibility limitation amount				$ 99,600,000	$ 94,200,000
Interest expense in excess of deductibility limitation amount carryforward		$ 193,800,000
Income Tax Examination, Likelihood of Unfavorable Settlement		On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was enacted. Included in the CARES Act are numerous income tax provisions including changes to the Net Operating Loss (“NOL”) rules and the business interest expense deduction rules under Code Section 163(j)
Percentage of increase in adjusted taxable income to deduct tax return		50.00%
Effective income tax rate, continuing operations		(0.10%)	(0.40%)
Deferred income tax liabilities, net		$ 7,841,000		$ 7,683,000
Increase in deferred tax liabilities		100,000
Unrecognized income tax benefit		$ 0	$ 0

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