Debt instrument adjusted quick ratio.

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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 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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Line of credit facility expiration and maturity month and year.

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

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

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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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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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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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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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Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 24, 2020	Nov. 18, 2019	May 03, 2019	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding				$ 30,800,000		$ 30,800,000		$ 30,900,000
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted quick ratio			100.00%
Term Loan A Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense				500,000	$ 900,000	$ 1,100,000	$ 1,500,000
Term Loan A Facility \| Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term, years			4 years
Debt instrument, aggregate principal amount			$ 100,000,000.0
Amount borrowed under debt facility		$ 100,000,000.0
Debt instrument, amortization description						Loans under the Term Loan A Facility 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 A Facility or $1.25 million and (ii) thereafter, 2.50% of the drawn principal amount of the Term Loan A 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
Term Loan A Facility \| Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement \| 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
Term Loan A Facility \| Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement \| Thereafter December 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of amortization on drawn principal amount			2.50%
Amortization, aggregate principal amount			$ 2,500,000
Term Loan A Facility \| Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement \| Adjusted One-Month LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, applicable margin on variable rate		1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term, years			4 years
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 100,000,000.0
Amount borrowed under debt facility	$ 69,300,000
Credit facility expiration and maturity month and year			2023-02
Letters of credit outstanding				$ 30,800,000		$ 30,800,000		$ 30,800,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement \| Adjusted One-Month LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, applicable margin on variable rate	1.75%
Uncommitted Incremental Facility \| Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement
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
Uncommitted Incremental Facility \| Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc \| Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured leverage ratio			1.50%