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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Deferred Contract Costs) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019
Items Included in Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition [Abstract] |  |  |
Deferred contract costs | $ 32,760,000 |  | $ 30,991,000
Capitalized contract cost, amount capitalized during period | 2,997,000 | $ 1,126,000 |
Amortization of deferred contract costs | 1,228,000 | $ 988,000 |
Capitalized contract cost impairment | $ 0 |  |

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