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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 18, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill acquired during period	$ 45,500,000
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Remeasurement Gain and Gains (Losses) From Other Preexisting Relationships		$ 12,300,000
Rhapsody America LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of shares acquired	42.00%
Interest acquired, percent	84.00%
Cash consideration	$ 1,000,000.0
Amount paid at closing	200,000
Additional cash payment	14,000,000.0
Proceeds from divestiture of interest in consolidated subsidiaries	15,000,000.0
Additional cash payment, maximum amount	40,000,000.0
Total liabilities	11,600,000
Acquired finite lived intangible assets	23,700,000
Rhapsody America LLC \| Rhapsody America LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percent by noncontrolling interest			16.00%
Maximum \| Rhapsody America LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Additional cash payment	25,000,000.0
Minimum \| Rhapsody America LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Additional cash payment	15,000,000.0
Proceeds from divestiture of interest in consolidated subsidiaries	$ 60,000,000.0