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Acquisitions and divestitures Contingent Earn-out obligations (Details) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements [Abstract] |
Contingent Earn-out Obligations, Beginning balance | $ 2,608
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Acquisitions | 12,440
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Acquisitions Fair Value Remeasurement Gain Loss | (101)
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Acquisitions Earnouts Payments | (217)
Contingent Earn-out Obligations, Ending balance | $ 14,730

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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118932676&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744584&loc=d3e7008-128479 + Details
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- Definition For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744584&loc=d3e6927-128479 + Details
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