Finance Obligations - Other information related to finance obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Finance Obligations
Cash payments (in thousands)	$ 117,988	$ 96,781	$ 72,377
Weighted average remaining term (in years)	4 years 1 month 6 days	4 years 5 months 26 days	4 years 10 months 2 days
Weighted average discount rate (as a percent)	12.30%	11.30%	11.10%

Weighted average remaining lease term for finance obligation, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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