Subsequent Events (Details) - Secured Debt	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) numberOfTransaction numberOfManufacturingLine
Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of equipment financing transactions \| numberOfTransaction		2
Number of automated manufacturing lines \| numberOfManufacturingLine		2
Equipment financing transaction one \| Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 37,000,000
Debt instrument, term		60 months
Debt, interest rate		4.50%
Equipment financing transaction two \| Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 23,000,000
Debt instrument, term		42 months
Debt, interest rate		5.40%
Subsequent event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 70,000,000
Debt instrument, term	5 years
Debt, interest rate	5.20%
Debt amortization period	20 years

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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