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Leases - Additional Information (Details) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 Lease
Leases [Line Items] |
Lease term | 12 months
Number of leases | 2
Minimum | Real Estate Leases |
Leases [Line Items] |
Lease renewal term | 1 year
Maximum | Real Estate Leases |
Leases [Line Items] |
Lease renewal term | 5 years

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- Definition Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918673-209980 + Details
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