Number of defendants named in a legal action.

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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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The amount of cash paid for the settlement of litigation or for other legal issues during the period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
-Subparagraph (g)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121586364&loc=d3e3536-108585

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The amount of cash paid for royalties during the current period.

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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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Lessee, Operating Lease, Lease Not Yet Commenced, Future Lease Payments

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions				1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 30, 2020 officer	Jun. 11, 2020 officer	Apr. 08, 2020 officer	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Purchase obligation					$ 468.4
Lessee, operating lease, lease not yet commenced, future lease payments					37.9
Payments for royalties				$ 9.8	7.0
Payments for legal settlements					$ 9.8
Violation Of Securities Act Section 10(b), 20(a), and Rule 10b-5
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Loss contingency, number of defendants \| officer	8	9	2