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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Goodwill (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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