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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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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.

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Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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SIGNIFICANT CLIENTS(NARRATIVE) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Entity Wide Revenue Major Customer Line Items
Revenue.	$ 453,081	$ 392,515	$ 885,294	$ 786,871
Sears
Entity Wide Revenue Major Customer Line Items
Accounts receivable amount from major customer					$ 2,700	$ 2,700
Customer Concentration Risk
Entity Wide Revenue Major Customer Line Items
Concentration risk percentage			0.00%
Minimum \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue
Entity Wide Revenue Major Customer Line Items
Revenue.			$ 100,000