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Contract with Customer, Standard Payment Term, Maximum Term

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Contract with Customer, Timing Difference, Period Between Delivery and Receipt of Payment

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Contract with Customer, Timing Difference, Period Between Prepayment and Performance of Obligations

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Number of Product Categories

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Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121556615&loc=SL49130531-203044

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
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Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

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Revenue Recognition - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Revenue Recognition - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) product	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Number of product categories \| product	3
Maximum payment term		360 days
Period between delivery and receipt of payment		1 year
Revenue recognized, previously included in contract liability balance		$ 487.2
Period between prepayment and performance of obligations		1 year
Contract liabilities	$ 5.5	$ 5.5	$ 492.7
Minimum
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract payment term		30 days
Maximum
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract payment term		90 days