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Credit Facilities (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Credit Facilities (Details) $ in Millions	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 14, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2014 USD ($)
General Electric Capital Corporation Loan Agreement [Member]
Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 75.0	$ 75.0
Line of Credit, Current
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		10.8		10.8
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		$ 35.0		$ 37.3
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period
General Electric Capital Corporation Loan Agreement [Member] \| Wells Fargo [Member]
Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		$ 10.8
General Electric Capital Corporation Loan Agreement [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member] \| 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes (due 2018) [Member]
Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 35.0
Amended ABL Credit Agreement [Member]
Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 60.0
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	1.0
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Minimum Liquidity	$ 25.0
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Minimum Availability	$ 9.0
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs		$ 1.1	$ 0.1
Amended ABL Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	1.1
Amended ABL Credit Agreement [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.50%
Amended ABL Credit Agreement [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		2.00%
Amended ABL Credit Agreement [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		0.50%
Amended ABL Credit Agreement [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.00%
Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| Gacp Finance Co LLC [Member]
Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit		$ 20.0			$ 20.0
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed		10.00%
Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| Gacp Finance Co LLC [Member] \| Year One [Member]
Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage		2.00%
Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| Gacp Finance Co LLC [Member] \| Year Two [Member]
Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage		2.00%
Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| Gacp Finance Co LLC [Member] \| Year Three [Member]
Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage		1.00%