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Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Contract Assets
Balance at beginning of year	$ 345,585
Acquisitions	238,665
Recognized in current year	188,299
Reclassified to accounts receivable	(196,973)
Foreign currency impact	(756)
Balance at end of period	574,820
Contract Liabilities
Balance at beginning of year	444,805
Acquisitions	274,054
Recognized in current year	205,272
Amounts in beginning balance reclassified to revenue	(204,388)
Current year amounts reclassified to revenue	(6,421)
Foreign currency impact	(424)
Balance at end of period	$ 712,898

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