Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, Discount Rate Used to Determine Fair Value

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Maximum probability for when an acquisition reaches the required performance measure.

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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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Fair value of obligations measured on a recurring basis.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of settlements of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair Value Measurement - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Probability of reaching the forecast maximum (as a percent)			100.00%
Payments of contingent consideration due to seller				$ 2,300
Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Change in fair value			$ 325
Payments of contingent consideration due to seller			953
Selling, general and administrative expenses \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Change in fair value	$ 279	$ (53)	$ 325	$ (543)
Minimum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Discount rate used to determine fair value of contingent consideration	2.00%		2.00%
Maximum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Discount rate used to determine fair value of contingent consideration	3.00%		3.00%
Contingent consideration
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration due to seller	$ (400)		$ (400)		$ (1,700)