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Revenue from Contracts with Customers Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Amortized and Capitalized Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Capitalized Contract Cost [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	$ 12,780	$ 10,476	$ 11,005	$ 10,091
Contract payments	2,195	1,840	6,128	4,996
Contract amortization	(1,013)	(1,399)	(3,171)	(4,170)
Ending Balance	$ 13,962	$ 10,917	$ 13,962	$ 10,917

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Amount of amortization expense for asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer.

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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

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Amount, after accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss, of asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 340
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68051541&loc=SL49131252-203054

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