The number of bids involving the entity that are under investigation.

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Period of suspension from bidding or conducting sales to governmental agencies in relation to a regulatory investigation.

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Amount of the fine imposed on the entity by the regulatory agency.

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Sales to governmental agencies in the specified country as a percentage of the entity's total revenue.

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14326-108349

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Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation, Governmental Investigations (Details)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	May 30, 2017 item
KFTC investigation
Contingencies
Accruals for potential contingencies				$ 0
Number of bids under investigation \| item					3
Fine assessed		$ 15,000
Minimum \| KFTC investigation
Contingencies
Period of suspension or restriction	3 months
Maximum \| Korea
Contingencies
Sales to governmental agencies as a percentage of total revenue			1.00%
Maximum \| KFTC investigation
Contingencies
Period of suspension or restriction	6 months
Legal
Contingencies
Accruals for potential contingencies	$ 0		$ 0	$ 0