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Organization and Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition from Contract with Customers (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) SalesChannel | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Number of sales channels | SalesChannel |  |  | 2 |
Deferred revenue recognized | $ | $ 2.0 | $ 2.0 | $ 2.6 | $ 1.9

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- Definition Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130549-203045 + Details
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