Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties excluding notes payable due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer.

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Value of stock issued during period in satisfaction of amounts due to related parties.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864

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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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DUE TO RELATED PARTY (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
DUE TO RELATED PARTY (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 23, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related party		$ 2,631
GM
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party expense		2,600	$ 3,300
Due to related party		$ 2,600
Amounts due to related parties converted to equity	$ 5,900