Employee Benefit Plans - Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Activity (Details) - shares	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
2014 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares Authorized Under Plans	54,402,264	54,402,264
Shares Outstanding Under Plans	36,378,558	41,905,875
2020 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares Authorized Under Plans	31,884,272	30,641,401
Shares Outstanding Under Plans	29,805,319	6,690,048
Shares Remaining Under Plans	242,473	23,442,323
2020 MIP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares Authorized Under Plans	33,426,983	33,426,983
Shares Outstanding Under Plans	30,084,285	33,426,983
Shares Remaining Under Plans	0	0
Inducement Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares Authorized Under Plans	11,000,000
Shares Outstanding Under Plans	11,000,000
Shares Remaining Under Plans	0

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