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Other Assets - Loan to a Hardware Supplier (Details) - USD ($) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Jul. 15, 2019 | Jun. 24, 2019 | Mar. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire notes receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26,074,000 | $ 0 |  |
Expense (reversal) related to promissory note |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,319,000) | 0 |  |
Interest income |  |  |  | $ 2,703,000 |  | $ 661,000 | 4,317,000 | $ 1,442,000 |  |
Notes Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan, interest rate |  |  | 13.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire notes receivable |  |  | $ 16,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued contingent liability |  |  |  | 6,000,000.0 |  |  | 6,000,000.0 |  |  |
Fair value of acquired promissory note |  |  | $ 22,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hardware Supplier |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receipt of payment on notes receivable | $ 25,000,000.0 | $ 7,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of outstanding notes receivable | $ 5,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  |  |  | 1,700,000 |  |  | 1,700,000 |  |  |
Gain recorded within other income, net |  |  |  | 6,900,000 |  |  | 6,900,000 |  |  |
Hardware Supplier | Notes Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes receivable, maximum available |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,400,000 |
Loan, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.00% |
Interest rate, payable in cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00% |
Interest rate, payable in kind |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00% |
Hardware Supplier | Other Current Assets | Notes Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan receivable, current |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Hardware Supplier | Other Assets | Notes Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan receivable, noncurrent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,300,000
Hardware Supplier | Notes Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment from supplier |  | $ 7,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expense (reversal) related to promissory note |  |  |  |  | $ (3,300,000) |  |  |  |  |
Hardware Supplier | Other Third-Party Secured Creditor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26,600,000

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