Description of Business (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018 program	Dec. 31, 2018 contractor
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Number of programs using products and services \| program	300
Number of defense prime contractors using products and services \| contractor		25

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