Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Additional Cash Payable

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Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Additional Cash Payable, Period

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Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable, Shares

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[Line Items] for Schedule Of Asset Acquisitions, By Acquisition [Table]

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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Amount of cash outflow reducing loss contingency liability.

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The cash outflow for purchases of and capital improvements on property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Intellectual Property, Technology and Other Assets \| Forecast
Schedule Of Asset Acquisitions, By Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration	$ 15,000,000
Common stock issuable in asset acquisition (shares)	7,500,000
Additional cash consideration	$ 10,000,000
Additional cash consideration, period	4 months
Loss on Long-term Purchase Commitment
Schedule Of Asset Acquisitions, By Acquisition [Line Items]
Accrual for legal settlements			$ 2,000,000
Payments for legal settlements		$ 1,800,000