Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]

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Loss Contingency, Proposed Settlement Amount

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Loss Contingency, Settlement Agreement, Compliance Term

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Statutory Interest Rate, U.S. Department Of Justice Settlement

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Amount charged against operating income increasing loss contingency liability, after adjustments to reduce previously estimated charges.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 440
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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2019	Apr. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Noncancelable purchase commitments due within one year			$ 69.6
DOJ Investigation
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Proposed settlement amount		$ 57.0
Statutory interest rate, DOJ Settlement		2.75%
Settlement agreement compliance period	5 years
Loss contingency			$ 0.4	$ 58.2