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Pledged Assets and Debt - Senior PIK (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended		11 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 15, 2019	Jun. 15, 2019	Dec. 12, 2018	Dec. 12, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 12, 2018	Nov. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financial Designation, Predecessor and Successor [Fixed List]			Predecessor				Predecessor	Predecessor			Predecessor	Predecessor
Changes in the fair value of the PIK Notes					$ 6,635	$ 6,635			$ 17,473
Risk-free interest rate
Significant assumptions used in the Black Scholes option price methodology
PIK Notes, measurement inputs					2.51	2.51			1.65	2.51
Dividend yield
Significant assumptions used in the Black Scholes option price methodology
PIK Notes, measurement inputs					0.00	0.00			0.00	0.00
Expected volatility
Significant assumptions used in the Black Scholes option price methodology
PIK Notes, measurement inputs					38.90	38.90			39.30	38.90
Expected term (years)
Significant assumptions used in the Black Scholes option price methodology
PIK Notes, measurement inputs, term									3 years 11 months 12 days	4 years 11 months 12 days
10.750% senior PIK notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)					10.75%	10.75%			10.75%	10.75%
Senior PIK notes payable \| 10.75% senior secured notes due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Changes in the fair value of the PIK Notes									$ 17,473	$ 6,635
Senior PIK notes payable \| 10.75% senior secured notes due 2019 \| Current Liabilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance Of Senior PIK Notes	$ 15,703	$ 15,217
Senior PIK notes payable \| 10.750% senior PIK notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)									10.75%
Principal					$ 276,940	$ 276,940			$ 307,860	276,940
Principal, noncurrent					276,940	276,940			307,860	276,940
Discount					216,144	216,144			233,617	216,144
Discount, noncurrent					216,144	216,144			233,617	216,144
Fair value					60,796	60,796			74,243	60,796
Fair value, noncurrent					60,796	60,796			74,243	60,796
Senior PIK notes payable \| 10.750% senior PIK notes due 2023 \| Current Liabilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accrued interest					$ 1,379	$ 1,379			1,571	$ 1,379
Senior secured notes payable \| 12.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financial Designation, Predecessor and Successor [Fixed List]				Predecessor
Interest rate (as a percent)			12.75%	12.75%			12.75%
Senior secured notes payable \| 10.750% senior PIK notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount									$ 276,900