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Revenue - Schedule of major customers (Details) - Customer concentration risk - Revenues | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Customer A |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 43.00% | 44.00%
Customer B |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 23.00% | 26.00%
Customer C |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 21.00% | 17.00%
Customer D |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 9.00% | 11.00%

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