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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue - Amortization Expense Associated with Commissions Asset and Intake Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Intake Costs asset
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Amortization expense	$ 10,144	$ 10,380
Capitalized commissions asset
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Amortization expense	$ 19,109	$ 13,838

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Amount of amortization expense for asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 340
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68051541&loc=SL49131252-203054

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