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Commitments and Contigencies - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Rent expense		$ 17,036	$ 16,726
Hosted Software Solutions
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Long-term purchase commitment, amount	$ 90,650		$ 15,377

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- Definition

Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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