Related-Party Transactions - Lease Arrangements (Details) - Office Lease Agreement with Affiliate of Chairman and CEO - Affiliates of Chairman and CEO $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020 ft² $ / sqft	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Related-Party Transactions
Area of office space \| ft²	74,000
Term of master lease agreements	15 years
Annual base rent (in usd per sq ft) \| $ / sqft	52.00
Percent increase in base rent	3.00%
Security deposit			$ 1.9
Rent payments		$ 1.8

The area of office space leased.

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Represents the annual base rent per square foot under the operating leases.

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Represents the percentage of increase in annual base rent under the operating leases.

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Cash payments to lessor's for use of assets under operating leases.

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The amount of an asset, typically cash, provided to a counterparty to provide certain assurance of performance by the entity pursuant to the terms of a written or oral agreement, such as a lease.

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