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Amount of revenue to be recognized for future performance obligations satisfied for which consideration from customer has been received or is due after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of revenue to be recognized for future performance obligations satisfied for which consideration from customer has been received or is due in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of revenue to be recognized for future performance obligations satisfied for which consideration from customer has been received or is due in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of revenue to be recognized for future performance obligations satisfied for which consideration from customer has been received or is due in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of revenue to be recognized for future performance obligations satisfied for which consideration from customer has been received or is due in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of revenue to be recognized for future performance obligations satisfied for which consideration from customer has been received or is due in the remainder of the fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of deferred revenue as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue represents collections of cash or other assets related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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Amount of deferred revenue recognized for transactions arising during the current reporting period. Deferred revenue is a liability as of the balance sheet date related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an Entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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The carrying amount of consideration received or receivable as of the balance sheet date on potential earnings that were not recognized as revenue in conformity with GAAP, and which are expected to be recognized as such within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, including sales, license fees, and royalties, but excluding interest income.

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The noncurrent portion of deferred revenue amount as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue is a liability related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized, and is not expected to be recognized in the next twelve months. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Deferred Revenue, Noncurrent		$ 3,329	$ 2,483
Deferred Revenue, Current		4,896	5,304
Movement in Deferred Revenue [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 7,787
Increase in deferred revenue representing our obligation to satisfy future performance obligations	7,475
Decrease in deferred revenue for amounts recognized in Net Sales for satisfied performance obligations	(6,951)
Foreign currency fluctuations	(86)
Ending balance	8,225
Revenue, Performance Obligation Satisfied over Time [Abstract]
Remaining 2018		2,984
2019		3,092
2020		1,280
2021		562
2022		277
Thereafter		30
Total	$ 7,787	$ 8,225	$ 7,787
Prepaid Maintenance Contract Duration, Minimum
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Standard Prepaid Maintenance Contract Time Period	12 months
Prepaid Maintenance Contract Duration, Maximum
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Standard Prepaid Maintenance Contract Time Period	60 months