Long-term Purchase Commitment, Option to Renew, Period Term

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- Definition

Purchase Obligation, Increase in Amount, If 10% Increase in Revenue

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- Definition

The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

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- Definition

Period covered by the long-term purchase commitment, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Minimum amount of purchase arrangement in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from a supplier.

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- Definition

Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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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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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
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-Paragraph 2
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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018
Investor [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount of related party transaction		$ 600	$ 600
Option to renew purchase commitment, term (in years)	1 year
Investor [Member] \| Software Development Services [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase obligation outstanding		$ 2,500
Purchase commitment, period		5 years
Option to renew purchase commitment, term (in years)	1 year
Purchase obligation increase in amount, if a 10% increase in revenue		$ 250
Investor [Member] \| Services [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount of related party transaction		752	62
Former Subsidiary [Member] \| Management, HR/Payroll and Administrative Services [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party		$ 90	$ 90
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Investor [Member] \| Software Development Services [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase commitment, amount				$ 2,800