Debt Instrument, Payment-In-Kind, Modification and Capitalization Fee

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Debt Instrument, Principal Prepayment

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Debt Instrument, Principal Prepayment, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Principal Prepayment, Percentage Of Subsequent Issuance

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Debt Instrument, Unrestricted Cash

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Line Of Credit, Additional Maturity Term

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Payment of Deferred Additional Interest

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Prepayments Proceeds From Sale Of Assets

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

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from entity's raising of capital via private rather than public placement.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 30, 2022	Mar. 16, 2022	Mar. 14, 2022
Private Placement
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Proceeds from private placement and forward purchase contract			$ 55.9
Sprott Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Extended maturity period	2 years
Principal prepayment	$ 10.0
Cap, in aggregate, of principal repaid	$ 13.9
Long term debt, percentage of prepay principal	10.00%
Prepayment proceeds from sale of assets (up to)	$ 23.9
Debt instrument, unrestricted cash	15.0
Payment of deferred additional interest	0.5
Principal prepaid	$ 13.9	$ 10.0
Fee paid-in-kind		$ 3.3
The 1.25 Lien Notes \| Secured Debt
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			10.00%