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Debt instrument amortization aggregate principal amount.

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Debt instrument amortization description.

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Debt instrument amortization percentage.

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Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate applicable margin.

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Debt instrument, covenant required minimum current ratio.

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Debt instrument maturity month and year.

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Debt instrument secured leverage ratio.

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Description of debt to consolidated earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortization ratio.

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Letter of credit maximum borrowing capacity.

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

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

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 18, 2019	Feb. 19, 2019	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Nov. 19, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jul. 18, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt						$ 0
Letters of credit outstanding				$ 31,800,000
Second Amendment To Restated 2014 Loan and Security Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum current ratio required under financial covenant			1.25%
Second Amendment To Restated 2014 Loan and Security Agreement \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.75%
Second Amendment To Restated 2014 Loan and Security Agreement \| Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.00%
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted quick ratio				1.00%
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term, years		4 years
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 100,000,000.0			$ 100,000,000.0
Borrowings outstanding				$ 0
Letters of credit outstanding				30,700,000
Available borrowing capacity				69,300,000
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement \| Term Loan A Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term, years		4 years
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 100,000,000.0
Amount drawn under debt facility	$ 100,000,000.0
Debt instrument, amortization description		Loans under the Term Loan A Facility will amortize in equal quarterly installments beginning on March 31, 2020, in an aggregate annual amount equal to (i) on or prior to December 31, 2021, 1.25% of the drawn principal amount of the Term Loan Facility or $1.25 million and (ii) thereafter, 2.50% of the drawn principal amount of the Term Loan Facility or $2.5 million, with the remaining balance payable on the maturity date of the Term Loan A Facility in February 2023.
Debt instrument maturity month and year		2023-02
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement \| Term Loan A Facility \| On or Prior to December 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of amortization on drawn principal amount		1.25%
Amortization, aggregate principal amount		$ 1,250,000
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement \| Term Loan A Facility \| Thereafter December 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of amortization on drawn principal amount		2.50%
Amortization, aggregate principal amount		$ 2,500,000
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement \| Term Loan A Facility \| Adjusted One-Month LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin based on secured leverage ratio	1.75%
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement \| Uncommitted Incremental Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 50,000,000.0
Debt to company's EBITDA, description		1.0x of the Company’s EBITDA for the most recently completed four fiscal quarter period
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement \| Uncommitted Incremental Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured leverage ratio		1.50%
Silicon Valley Bank \| Restated 2014 LSA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				5,000,000.0
Silicon Valley Bank \| Restated 2014 LSA \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 30,000,000.0
Silicon Valley Bank \| Third Amendment To Restated 2014 Loan and Security Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity								$ 5,000,000.0
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 30,000,000.0