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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Reserve Deposit Requirement Termination, Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Total Net Leverage Ratio, Minimum

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

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease, classified as noncurrent.

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Debt - Narrative (Details)		9 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	Jun. 12, 2020 USD ($) quarter	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restricted cash		$ 27,586,000		$ 0	$ 0
Term of financing lease arrangement			12 years
Finance lease right-of-use asset		2,300,000
Finance lease liability		$ 2,313,000		$ 0
Term Loan \| Additional Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Average interest rate	9.25%
Term Loan \| Term A1 Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	$ 35,000,000.0
Fixed interest rate	11.4777%	11.4777%
Term Loan \| Term A2 Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	$ 31,000,000.0
Fixed interest rate	11.4777%	11.4777%
Term Loan \| Term A3 Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	$ 28,000,000.0
Minimum total net leverage ratio	4.00
Term Loan \| Term A3 Loan \| Period through June 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment premium, prior to June 2023, percentage of interest that would have otherwise accrued on amount prepaid	100.00%
Term Loan \| Term A3 Loan \| Period from June 2022 to June 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment premium, prior to June 2023, percentage of interest that would have otherwise accrued on amount prepaid	50.00%
Term Loan \| Term A3 Loan \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
Term Loan \| Term A3 Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.00%	3.00%
Floor interest rate	1.00%	1.00%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Average interest rate		3.15%		4.72%
Amount of debt terminated	$ 15,000,000.0
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Period through June 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum total net leverage ratio	6.50
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Period from June 2022 to June 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum total net leverage ratio	6.00
Line of Credit \| LIBOR \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.00%
Secured Loan Agreement \| Property Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	$ 110,000,000.0
Fixed interest rate	9.25%	9.25%
Requirement to continue making deposits into reserves, minimum debt service coverage ratio to terminate	1.50
Threshold number of consecutive calendar quarters to maintain minimum debt service coverage ratio for termination of requirement to continue making deposits into reserves \| quarter	2