Significant Accounting Policies - Performance Obligations (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Significant Accounting Policies
Contracts with an original expected length	true
Remainder of 2022	$ 21,789
2023	36,556
2024	31,836
2025	28,332
2026	570
Total	$ 119,083

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Indicates (true false) whether optional exemption was applied not to disclose amount of transaction price allocated to and explanation of expected timing of revenue recognition for remaining performance obligation, when contract has expected duration of one year or less or right to consideration corresponds directly to performance completed.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15
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-Topic 606
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
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Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue, due in fourth fiscal year following latest fiscal year.

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Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue, due in third fiscal year following latest fiscal year.

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Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue, due in second fiscal year following latest fiscal year.

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