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Financing Receivables - Summary of Aging of Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Total past due (on non-accrual status) | $ 11,419 | $ 15,600
Not past due | 19,441 | 13,256
Total financing receivables | 30,860 | 28,856
Chile |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Total past due (on non-accrual status) | 10,839 | 13,982
Not past due | 17,563 | 12,556
Total financing receivables | 28,402 | 26,538
Other |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Total past due (on non-accrual status) | 580 | 1,618
Not past due | 1,878 | 700
Total financing receivables | 2,458 | 2,318
Amounts past due less than one year |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Amount past due | 8,632 | 12,243
Amounts past due less than one year | Chile |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Amount past due | 8,289 | 10,687
Amounts past due less than one year | Other |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Amount past due | 343 | 1,556
Amounts past due one year or greater |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Amount past due | 2,787 | 3,357
Amounts past due one year or greater | Chile |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Amount past due | 2,550 | 3,295
Amounts past due one year or greater | Other |  |
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Amount past due | $ 237 | $ 62

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