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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Revenue Recognition (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Minimum |
Revenue Recognition: |
Customers invoices payment due period | 30 days
Maximum |
Revenue Recognition: |
Customers invoices payment due period | 90 days

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- Definition 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Revenue from contract with customers invoices payment due period. + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
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