Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Remeasurement Gain and Gains (Losses) From Other Preexisting Relationships

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Goodwill, Acquired (Disposed of) During Period

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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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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in a business combination achieved in stages, including equity interests in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date and acquired at the acquisition date.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 18, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill acquired during period	$ 45,500,000
Rhapsody America LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of shares acquired	42.00%
Interest acquired, percent	84.00%
Acquired finite lived intangible assets	$ 23,700,000
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Remeasurement Gain and Gains (Losses) From Other Preexisting Relationships		$ 12,300,000
Rhapsody America LLC \| Rhapsody America LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percent by noncontrolling interest			16.00%