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Segment Information and Concentration of Business Risk, Contracts Receivable from Significant Partners (Details) - Contracts Receivables [Member] - Credit Concentration [Member] - Significant Partners [Member] - Partner	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Significant Partners [Abstract]
Concentration percentage	75.00%	99.00%
Number of significant partners	1	4

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Represents the number of significant partners.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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