Financing Receivable, Allowance For Credit Losses, Collection Period

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Amount of increase (decrease) in allowance for credit loss on accounts receivable.

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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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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in amount due within one year (or one business cycle) from customers for the credit sale of goods and services.

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the account that represents the temporary difference that results from Income or Loss that is recognized for accounting purposes but not for tax purposes and vice versa.

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The cumulative amount of the reporting entity's undistributed earnings or deficit.

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Credit Losses - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Increase in retained deficit		$ (1,022,297)	$ (763,482)
Collection period		12 months
Cumulative-effect adjustment upon adoption
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Increase in allowance for credit loss	$ 10,000
Decrease in deferred tax liabilities	(1,000)
Increase in accounts receivable	1,000
Increase in retained deficit	$ 8,000