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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Purchase Price of Common Stock Above Minimum Threshold, Percent

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Future Vesting Rights, Percentage

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Estimated Performance Goal Achievement Rate

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Installments

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Performance Awards, Threshold Level, Number of Shares, Multiplier

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for option under share-based payment arrangement.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Textual (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Stock-Based Compensation - Textual (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) installment shares	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of installments \| installment		2
Incentive Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Purchase price of common stock	100.00%
Non-Statutory Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Purchase price of common stock	85.00%
Stock options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percent of voting interests	10.00%
Purchase price of common stock above minimum threshold	110.00%
Expiration period	10 years
Award vesting period	4 years
Compensation not yet recognized, stock options		$ 5.2
Stock options [Member] \| Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights	25.00%
Stock options [Member] \| Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights	75.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	3 years
Award vesting rights	33.33333%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	4 years
Award vesting rights	25.00%
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance awards, threshold level, number of shares, multiplier		0
Performance Shares [Member] \| Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Future vesting rights, percentage		50.00%
Performance Shares [Member] \| Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Future vesting rights, percentage		50.00%
RSAs and RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation not yet recognized, share-based awards other than options		$ 1.4
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation not yet recognized, share-based awards other than options		1.1
Performance Based Options (PBOs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation not yet recognized, share-based awards other than options		$ 3.1
2019 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant (in shares) \| shares		7,897,144
Maximum number of shares to be issued upon exercise of stock options (in shares) \| shares		14,000,000
Number of shares authorized (in shares) \| shares		8,100,000
2019 PSU and PBO Plan [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Estimated performance goal achievement rate		106.00%
2018 PSU and PBO Plan [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Estimated performance goal achievement rate			118.00%
2018 PSU and PBO Plan [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member] \| Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights	50.00%
2018 PSU and PBO Plan [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member] \| Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights	50.00%
2017 PSU and PBO Plan [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Estimated performance goal achievement rate				134.20%
2017 PSU and PBO Plan [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member] \| Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights	50.00%
2017 PSU and PBO Plan [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member] \| Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights	50.00%
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights	50.00%
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights	50.00%