Amount of expense (income) related to the increase (decrease) in reserve for business combination costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the merger.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)					12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2021	Nov. 17, 2020	Aug. 17, 2020	Jun. 12, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Services for the corporate advisory services agreement					$ 500,000
Noncash merger costs					25,000,000.0
Purchases from related party					$ 64,300,000	$ 65,000,000.0	$ 56,500,000
Company Affiliated With Former Executive \| Subsequent Event
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party, Independent Contractor Agreement, annual compensation	$ 250,000
Related party, Independent Contractor Agreement, term	1 year
Underwritten Secondary Public Offering \| Common Class A
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock issued (in shares)		18,000,000	23,000,000
Stock issued price (USD per share)		$ 16.75	$ 15.25
Over-Allotment Option
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock issued (in shares)				9,000,000
Over-Allotment Option \| Common Class A
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock issued (in shares)			3,000,000