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Debt Instrument, Floor Rate of Basis Spread On Variable Rate

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)	Feb. 19, 2021	Jan. 12, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revolving Credit Facility \| Goldman Sachs Bank USA
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 100,000,000	$ 100,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Goldman Sachs Bank USA \| Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, floor rate of basis spread on variable rate			0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Goldman Sachs Bank USA \| Maximum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			2.65%
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business Combination, Cash Deposited In Escrow	$ 60,800,000
Subsequent Event \| RentPath Holdings, Inc.
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 608,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Goldman Sachs Bank USA
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 125,000
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Goldman Sachs Bank USA \| Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, floor rate of basis spread on variable rate		0.30%
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Goldman Sachs Bank USA \| Maximum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		3.00%