Lease Obligations - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Assets
Right-of-use assets	$ 5,532	$ 5,489
Current
Current operating lease liabilities	1,111	788
Non-current
Non-current operating lease liabilities	7,795	7,619
Total lease liabilities	$ 8,906	$ 8,407

Operating Lease, Assets And Liabilities, Assets, Lessee

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Operating Lease, Assets And Liabilities, Liabilities, Current, Lessee

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease.

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Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under operating lease.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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