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Revenue Remaining Performance Obligations (Details) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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Remaining Performance Obligations [Abstract] |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount | $ 11

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- Definition Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121604090&loc=SL49130556-203045 + Details
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