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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Contract Asset and Liability Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Change in Contract Asset Balance |  |  |  |
Beginning of period balance | $ 3,849 | $ 2,879 | $ 2,881 | $ 0
Commission costs and upfront payments to a customer capitalized in period | 333 | 489 | 2,438 | 4,344
Amortization of contract assets | (613) | (490) | (1,750) | (1,466)
End of period balance | 3,569 | 2,878 | 3,569 | 2,878
Change In Contract With Customer, Liability [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning of period balance | 10,980 | 11,971 | 11,176 | 12,678
Revenue deferred in period | 542 | 1,225 | 3,013 | 2,706
Revenue recognized from amounts included in contract liabilities | (1,499) | (1,322) | (4,166) | (3,510)
End of period balance | $ 10,023 | $ 11,874 | $ 10,023 | $ 11,874

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- Definition Amount of amortization expense for asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 340 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68051541&loc=SL49131252-203054 + Details
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- Definition Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130549-203045 Reference 2: 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=118944033&loc=SL49130531-203044 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118944033&loc=SL49130533-203044 + Details
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