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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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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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Number of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	8 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2021	Mar. 29, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Issuance of warrants				$ 2,146
Dividends, preferred stock purchase right per common stock (in shares)		1
8.00% senior secured notes due 2025
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			8.00%		8.00%
8.00% Senior Secured Notes Due 2025 \| 8.00% senior secured notes due 2025
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt			$ 340,000
Stated interest rate			8.00%		8.00%	8.00%
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage	108.00%
Direct Placement
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Purchase price (USD per share)	$ 35.05
Consideration received on sale of shares	$ 370,800
Direct Placement \| Common Stock
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)	10,594,073
Payroll Support Program 2
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Shares of common stock subject to warrants issued to the United States Treasury (in shares)			137,753		137,753
Strike price (USD per share)			$ 24.42		$ 24.42
Issuance of warrants					$ 2,800
Payroll Support Program, CARES Act
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Shares of common stock subject to warrants issued to the United States Treasury (in shares)						520,797
Strike price (USD per share)						$ 14.08
Term of warrants						5 years
Warrant outstanding (in shares)			520,797		520,797
Issuance of warrants						$ 3,900
Payroll Support Program 3
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Shares of common stock subject to warrants issued to the United States Treasury (in shares)			80,539		80,539	80,539
Strike price (USD per share)			$ 36.45		$ 36.45
Issuance of warrants					$ 1,500
CARES Act
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of warrants issued as a percent of outstanding common stock			100.00%		100.00%
Payroll Support Program 2 and 3
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Issuance of warrants					$ 4,300