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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Analysis Of Other Comprehensive Income By Item [Abstract] |
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Taxes | The components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes, were as follows:
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges |  | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 13 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  | (37 | ) |  | 109 |
|  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 122 |

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