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Capitalized Contract Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Costs to fulfill a contract - amortization expense	$ 6.3	$ 5.7	$ 12.7	$ 11.9
Costs to fulfill contract, net	73.4		73.4		$ 75.8
Deferred Commissions
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Deferred commissions	9.8		9.8		$ 9.1
Costs to fulfill a contract - amortization expense	$ 0.8	$ 0.9	$ 1.5	$ 1.7

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- Definition

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

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 340
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-Section 50
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Amount, before accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss, of asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer.

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-Publisher FASB
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