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Commitments and Contingencies - Geographic Information (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Minimum
Revenue reporting by end-market and geographic region
Credit period for accounts receivable	30 days
Maximum
Revenue reporting by end-market and geographic region
Credit period for accounts receivable	90 days

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- Definition

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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- Definition

The credit period for accounts receivable.

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No definition available.

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