Accounts Receivable Factoring (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]
Eligible uncollected receivables available, maximum	$ 125,000,000
Uncollected receivables sold and removed from the balance sheet	60,000,000	$ 33,000,000
Unremitted cash collections due to banks on factored accounts receivable	$ 33,000,000	$ 0

Transfer And Servicing Of Financial Assets, Accounted For As Sales, Cash Proceeds From Accounts Receivables Sold and removed from the balance sheet

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Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant