Revenue Recognition - Additional information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligations	$ 1,430
Minimum [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Term of master service agreements	1 year
Short termination notice of master service agreements	30 days
Maximum [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Term of master service agreements	3 years
Short termination notice of master service agreements	90 days

Term of master service agreements ("MSAs"), in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Short termination notice of master service agreements ("MSAs"), in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact

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- Definition

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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- Definition

Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130556-203045

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