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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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Current and Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligation - Narrative (Q1) (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 12, 2021	Jan. 17, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments on long-term debt		$ 28,300,000
Letters of credit outstanding, amount		2,854,000				$ 2,725,000
Debt collateral amount		3,274,000	$ 2,914,000
Capital lease obligations			$ 212,000	$ 246,000	$ 502,000
2020 Financing Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and line of credit maximum borrowing capacity		$ 72,500,000
Write off of debt issuance costs	$ 1,234,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 1,575,000
2020 Financing Agreement \| Prepayment Period, First 24 Months
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt prepayment, percent of principal		3.00%
2020 Financing Agreement \| Prepayment Period, 13 Through 24 Months
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt prepayment, change in control, percent of principal		2.25%
2020 Financing Agreement \| Prepayment Period, 25 to 36 Months
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt prepayment, percent of principal		1.00%
2020 Financing Agreement \| Prepayment Period, After 36 Months
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt prepayment, percent of principal		0.00%
2020 Financing Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount		$ 45,000,000.0
Debt periodic payment, percent of principal		0.25%
2020 Financing Agreement \| Delayed Draw Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maximum borrowing capacity		$ 20,000,000.0
2020 Financing Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit maximum borrowing capacity		7,500,000
Line of credit maximum borrowing capacity sub-limit increase		$ 4,000,000.0