Revenue (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Transferred Over Time [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage Of Revenue	90.00%	94.00%

Percentage, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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