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Contractual Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 16, 2019 lawsuit	Jan. 31, 2019	May 31, 2018 former_employee	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) former_employee	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 06, 2018 lawsuit
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Rent expense				$ 0.3	$ 0.4
Estimated litigation liability				12.8
Payments for legal settlements				$ 9.2
Shareholder Derivative Suits
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of shareholder derivative actions \| lawsuit							3
Securities Class Action
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of class actions \| lawsuit	2
Department of Veterans' Affairs Office of the Inspector General's Investigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of former VA employees \| former_employee			3
Prosecution deferral period		18 months
Number of former VA employees who completed the pretrial diversion program \| former_employee				2
Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease expiration period				3 years
Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease expiration period				3 years 6 months
Subsequent Event \| Former Chief Financial Officer
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Severance costs						$ 4.0