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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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

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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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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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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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The amount of minimum liquidity to be maintained by the company in securitized loan transactions for specified period.

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Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities - Receivables Securitization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands					6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 09, 2021	Dec. 17, 2020	May 21, 2020	Jan. 10, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	May 18, 2020	Jul. 12, 2017
Debt instrument, repayment made In cash	$ 84,300
Outstanding balance of debt						$ 1,246,720
Proceeds from initial borrowings						11,000	$ 29,750	$ 206,500
Senior secured notes
Principal amount										$ 1,000,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost						200
A/R Facility
Accounts Receivable from Securitization				$ 160,000
Accounts Receivable, Securitization, Term				5 years
Minimum liquidity for A/R facility				$ 60,000					$ 35,000
Forbearance fee									$ 5,000
Forbearance fee payable				$ 4,800
Variable interest rate (as a percent)				4.50%
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost		$ 8,200
Repayment of principal, accrued interest and fees		500
Outstanding borrowings under the facility		83,000
Early termination fee		$ 800
A/R Facility \| Base rate
Variable interest rate (as a percent)			5.75%	3.75%
A/R Facility \| Federal funds rate
Variable interest rate (as a percent)				0.50%
A/R Facility \| One-month adjusted LIBOR
Variable interest rate (as a percent)				1.00%
A/R Facility \| LIBOR
Variable interest rate (as a percent)			6.75%	4.75%
Floor interest rate				1.00%
Securitization Facility
Variable interest rate (as a percent)							8.75%
Outstanding borrowings under the facility						$ 91,900
Facility term (years)		5 years
Available facility amount		$ 145,000
Initial funding supported by receivables		92,000
Further funding supported by inventory and intellectual property		53,000
Proceeds from initial borrowings		$ 92,000
Proceeds from additional borrowings					$ 53,000
Securitization Facility \| Federal funds rate
Variable interest rate (as a percent)							0.50%
Securitization Facility \| One-month adjusted LIBOR
Variable interest rate (as a percent)							1.00%
Securitization Facility \| LIBOR
Variable interest rate (as a percent)							9.75%