Debt Instrument, Discount Amortization Period

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Debt issuance costs paid to related party.

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Interest rate percentage on promissory note.

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Number Of Unsecured Promissory Notes

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Payments For Related Party Transaction

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Percentage of principal amount discounted

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Promissory notes issued for common stock repurchased.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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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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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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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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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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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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The cash outflow for the payment of a long-term borrowing made from a related party where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth. Alternate caption: Payments for Advances from Affiliates.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased and retired during the period.

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Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased and retired during the period. The excess of the purchase price over par value can be charged against retained earnings (once the excess is fully allocated to additional paid in capital).

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Related Party (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Related Party (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) promissory_note shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts payable	$ 258,220	$ 258,220	$ 147,275
Fair value of the shares purchased				$ 14,000
Interest rate				2.00%
Repurchases of common stock from related parties financed by promissory notes		$ 0	0	$ 9,074
Percentage of principal amount discounted				19.00%
Debt instrument, discount amortization period		5 years
Loss on debt extinguishment		$ 18,236	0	$ 0
Payments of related party notes		$ 11,655	0	$ 0
Secondary Offering
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction \| shares	7,500,000
Sale of stock issue price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 83.00	$ 83.00
Unsecured Debt
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of unsecured promissory notes \| promissory_note				2
Debt instrument, term				5 years
Unsecured Debt \| Issuance of First Unsecured Debt
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Long term note payable issued for shares repurchased				$ 10,000
Unsecured Debt \| Issuance of Second Unsecured Debt
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Long term note payable issued for shares repurchased				$ 1,200
Chief Executive Officer \| Common Class A
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of shares repurchased by the company \| shares				2,475,000
Director \| Common Class A
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of shares repurchased by the company \| shares				300,000
Amended Revolving Credit Facility
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument increase in the credit facility					$ 250,000	$ 150,000
KKR Capital Markets LLC \| Secondary Offering
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts payable	$ 5,000	$ 5,000
KKR Capital Markets LLC \| Fifth Amendment Term Loan And Revolving Credit Facility \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs paid to related party		2,300	1,500	$ 2,000
Chief Executive Officer And Board Member \| Management \| Share Purchases
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments of related party notes	11,700
Chief Executive Officer And Board Member \| Management \| Unsecured Debt \| Share Purchases
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loss on debt extinguishment	$ 1,400
Mobile Game Developer \| Affiliated Entity \| Game Assignment and Revenue Share Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments for related party transaction		$ 700	$ 0