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Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) reportable_segment business_activity operating_segment segment_manager | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Business activity (in business activities) | business_activity | 1 |  |
Segment managers responsible for operations (in segment managers) | segment_manager | 0 |  |
Number of operating segments (in operating segments) | operating_segment | 1 |  |
Number of reportable segments (in reportable segments) | reportable_segment | 1 |  |
Total revenue | $ 576.9 | $ 472.6 |
Property and equipment - net | $ 374.2 |  | $ 344.3
Exclusive Networks Group [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration (percent) | 31.00% | 30.00% |
Exclusive Networks Group [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration (percent) | 34.00% |  | 36.00%
Ingram Micro [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Revenue [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration (percent) | 10.00% | 11.00% |
Ingram Micro [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration (percent) |  |  | 10.00%
Americas [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | $ 242.2 | $ 200.5 |
Property and equipment - net | 353.7 |  | $ 323.4
U.S. |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | 181.6 | 150.3 |
Property and equipment - net | 227.4 |  | 197.4
Canada |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Property and equipment - net | 120.2 |  | 120.5
Latin America |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Property and equipment - net | 6.1 |  | 5.5
Other Americas |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | 60.6 | 50.2 |
EMEA |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | 220.7 | 177.2 |
Property and equipment - net | 14.5 |  | 15.2
APAC |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | 114.0 | $ 94.9 |
Property and equipment - net | $ 6.0 |  | $ 5.7

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