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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Performance obligation satisfied in previous period | $ 4,400,000 | $ 0 | $ 6,100,000 | $ 0 |
Change in estimate of transaction price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Change in total estimated cost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Loss on contracts | 0 | $ 0 | 0 | $ 0 |
Change in net contract liabilities |  |  | 81,600,000 |  |
Contract asset impairment |  |  | 0 |  | $ 0
Remaining performance obligations | $ 4,530,151,000 |  | 4,530,151,000 |  |
2020 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in contract assets from acquisitions |  |  | 1,000,000.0 |  |
Increase (decrease) in contract liabilities from acquisitions |  |  | $ 10,900,000 |  |

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