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The annual interest rate of letter of credit.

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Restricted Cash, Interest Income.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of cash collateral held for borrowed securities, for which the cash is restricted as to withdrawal or usage.

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Amount of assets pledged to secure a debt instrument.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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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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Amount of cash and cash equivalents restricted as to withdrawal or usage, classified as noncurrent. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits. Cash equivalents include, but are not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Apr. 15, 2021
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash		$ 69,913	$ 76,736
Interest income on restricted cash		$ 900	$ 700
2021 Bonds, net
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Debt collateral amount				$ 71,200
Bond Letter of Credit
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Line of credit annual fee percentage		0.50%
Letters of credit outstanding		$ 0
Power Letter of Credit
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Line of credit annual fee percentage	0.30%
Debt collateral amount	$ 6,600
New bond letter of credit
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
New bond letter of credit percentage		0.75%
Collateral as restricted cash		$ 69,600
original balance returned to the Company		$ 300