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Basis and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Components of the Accounts Receivable Provision (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Bad Debt Expense | $ 64,235 | $ 50,705 | $ 160,886 | $ 118,749
Provision for Returns and Uncollected Renewal Payments | 11,451 | 9,331 | 27,877 | 23,393
Accounts Receivable Provision | $ 75,686 | $ 60,036 | $ 188,763 | $ 142,142

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- Definition Provision for Returns and Uncollected Renewal Payments + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of expense related to write-down of receivables to the amount expected to be collected. Includes, but is not limited to, accounts receivable and notes receivable. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.5) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=115205541&loc=SL114868664-224227 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82913815&loc=SL49130534-203044 + Details
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