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Business Combinations and Asset Acquisitions - Carolina Pure Water Systems, LLC (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Jul. 15, 2019	Mar. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019
Customer relationships
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Discount rate for PV of Expected cash flow	11.80%
Weighted average useful life of intangible assets	15 years	20 years
Non-compete agreements
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Discount rate for PV of Expected cash flow	11.80%
Weighted average useful life of intangible assets	5 years	5 years
Quench \| Carolina Pure
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price	$ 7,300
Cash	6,800
Payables	$ 500
Payable period one	1 year
Acquisition related cost			$ 13
Quench \| Carolina Pure \| Nonrecurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trade receivables	$ 137
Property, plant and equipment	1,350
Inventory	39
Deferred revenue	(230)
Net assets acquired	7,325
Quench \| Carolina Pure \| Customer relationships \| Nonrecurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets	4,812
Quench \| Carolina Pure \| Non-compete agreements \| Nonrecurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets	$ 1,217

Fair value portion of amount due from customers or clients for goods or services, including trade receivables, that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, and amounts due from others, including related parties.

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