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Finance Assets and Lessor Operating Leases (Allowance for Credit Losses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |
Revenue recognition resume period (less than) | 60 days |
Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Beginning Balance | $ 19,651 | $ 20,222
Amounts charged to expense | 18,544 | 9,375
Write-offs | (14,211) | (13,485)
Recoveries | 3,979 | 4,198
Currency impact | 602 | (186)
Ending Balance | 38,068 | 20,124
Cumulative Effect |  |
Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Beginning Balance | $ 9,503 |
Sales-type lease receivables |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |
Average term | 5 years |
Revenue recognition discontinuation period (more than) | 120 days |
Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Beginning Balance | $ 13,005 |
Ending Balance | 30,788 |
Sales-type lease receivables | North America |  |
Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Beginning Balance | 10,920 | 10,253
Amounts charged to expense | 10,009 | 4,587
Write-offs | (5,950) | (5,153)
Recoveries | 1,488 | 1,286
Currency impact | 148 | 199
Ending Balance | 25,886 | 11,172
Sales-type lease receivables | North America | Cumulative Effect |  |
Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Beginning Balance | 9,271 |
Sales-type lease receivables | International |  |
Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Beginning Balance | 2,085 | 2,355
Amounts charged to expense | 1,314 | 801
Write-offs | (548) | (842)
Recoveries | 91 | 157
Currency impact | 210 | (254)
Ending Balance | 4,902 | 2,217
Sales-type lease receivables | International | Cumulative Effect |  |
Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Beginning Balance | $ 1,750 |
Loan receivables |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |
Average term | 3 years |
Revenue recognition discontinuation period (more than) | 90 days |
Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Beginning Balance | $ 6,646 |
Ending Balance | 7,280 |
Loan receivables | North America |  |
Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Beginning Balance | 5,906 | 6,777
Amounts charged to expense | 6,792 | 3,547
Write-offs | (7,370) | (6,882)
Recoveries | 2,399 | 2,746
Currency impact | 181 | (172)
Ending Balance | 6,792 | 6,016
Loan receivables | North America | Cumulative Effect |  |
Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Beginning Balance | (1,116) |
Loan receivables | International |  |
Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Beginning Balance | 740 | 837
Amounts charged to expense | 429 | 440
Write-offs | (343) | (608)
Recoveries | 1 | 9
Currency impact | 63 | 41
Ending Balance | 488 | $ 719
Loan receivables | International | Cumulative Effect |  |
Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Beginning Balance | $ (402) |

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