Common Stock, Shares Agreed To Be Sold, Stock Subscription Agreement

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Amount of increase (decrease) in additional paid in capital (APIC) resulting from recognition of deferred taxes for convertible debt with a beneficial conversion feature.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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Debt - Convertible Promissory Note (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	May 16, 2019	Apr. 05, 2019	Apr. 04, 2019
Debt
Common stock, shares agreed to be sold, stock subscription agreement (in shares)	0.1
Price per share (in USD per share)	$ 12.41
Increase in additional paid-in capital from conversion	$ 0.9	$ 13.0
Convertible promissory notes
Debt
Principal outstanding			$ 0.9
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.00%