Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Derivatives (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions, ₨ in Millions, £ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 GBP (£) contract	Mar. 31, 2020 EUR (€) contract	Mar. 31, 2020 INR (₨) contract	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2019 GBP (£) contract	Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€) contract	Dec. 31, 2019 INR (₨) contract	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) contract
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), after Reclassification and Tax	$ 125	$ 213
Foreign currency contract, asset, fair value disclosure						$ 1,470				$ 942
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure						(1,339)				(1,074)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign currency contract, asset, fair value disclosure						516				515
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure						(280)				(550)
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign currency contract, asset, fair value disclosure						954				427
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure						$ (1,059)				$ (524)
Foreign Currency Contract, INR [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| ₨					₨ 443.4				₨ 756.0
Foreign Currency Contract, INR [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| ₨					₨ 1,560.0
Forward Contracts \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, number of instruments held \| contract			13	13	13	13	15	15	15	15
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, number of instruments held \| contract			39	39	39	39	26	26	26	26
Foreign Currency Contract, Euro [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| €				€ 13.1				€ 20.0
Foreign Currency Contract, Euro [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| €				€ 22.3				€ 24.2
Foreign Currency Contract, Pound [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| £			£ 6.2				£ 5.6
Foreign Currency Contract, Pound [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| £			£ 9.4				£ 9.7