Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Coupon Rate

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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to amortize debt discount and premium associated with the related debt instruments. Excludes amortization of financing costs. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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The value of the financial instrument(s) that the original debt is being converted into in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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This item represents the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of long-term debt instruments that have contractual principal amounts and for which the fair value option has been elected.

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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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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash inflow from a long-term borrowing made from related parties 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: Proceeds from Advances from Affiliates.

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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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	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Apr. 17, 2020
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Contractual Interest Rates			1.00%
Borrowing	$ 200	$ 10,556
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Loss (Gain) at Settlement	86,904	$ (2,107)
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Contractual Interest Rates, coupon		0.00%
Settled related party notes payable \| Affiliated Entity
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Net Carrying Value	0	$ 317,597
Fair Value Measurement Adjustments	1,113
Accrued Interest at Settlement	87,013
Borrowing	200
Cash Payments of Principal and Interest	(41,925)
Equity Settlement	(363,998)
Loss (Gain) at Settlement	$ (26,164)
Notes Payable, Related Party, Settlement Prior To Transaction \| Affiliated Entity
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Contractual Interest Rates	12.00%
Net Carrying Value	$ 0	220,690
Fair Value Measurement Adjustments	657
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Loss (Gain) at Settlement	0
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Fair Value Measurement Adjustments	456
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Equity Settlement	(69,203)
Loss (Gain) at Settlement	$ (26,164)
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Contractual Interest Rates	12.00%
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Fair Value Measurement Adjustments	0
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Borrowing	0
Cash Payments of Principal and Interest	0
Equity Settlement	(19,196)
Loss (Gain) at Settlement	$ (7,256)
Related Party Note, Due On Demand \| Affiliated Entity
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Contractual Interest Rates	15.00%
Net Carrying Value	$ 0	10,000
Fair Value Measurement Adjustments	0
Accrued Interest at Settlement	3,708
Borrowing	0
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Equity Settlement	0
Loss (Gain) at Settlement	$ 0
Related Party Notes, NPA Tranche, Due October 2021 \| Affiliated Entity
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Contractual Interest Rates	10.00%
Net Carrying Value	$ 0	32,949
Fair Value Measurement Adjustments	163
Accrued Interest at Settlement	5,728
Borrowing	0
Cash Payments of Principal and Interest	(27,593)
Equity Settlement	(11,247)
Loss (Gain) at Settlement	(4,257)
Related Party Notes, China Various Other, Due On Demand, Converted \| Affiliated Entity
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Fair Value Measurement Adjustments	0
Accrued Interest at Settlement	0
Borrowing	0
Cash Payments of Principal and Interest	0
Equity Settlement	(774)
Loss (Gain) at Settlement	$ (292)
Related Party Notes, China Other, Due On Demand At 8.99% \| Affiliated Entity
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Contractual Interest Rates	8.99%	8.99%
Net Carrying Value	$ 0	$ 1,407
Fair Value Measurement Adjustments	3	0
Accrued Interest at Settlement	44
Borrowing	0
Cash Payments of Principal and Interest	0
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Loss (Gain) at Settlement	$ (550)	(3)
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Net Carrying Value	$ 0	424
Fair Value Measurement Adjustments	0
Accrued Interest at Settlement	0
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Equity Settlement	0
Loss (Gain) at Settlement	$ 0
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Fair Value Measurement Adjustments	50
Accrued Interest at Settlement	0
Borrowing	0
Cash Payments of Principal and Interest	0
Equity Settlement	(4,160)
Loss (Gain) at Settlement	$ (1,572)
Related Party Notes, Other, Due June 2021 At 8.00% \| Affiliated Entity
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Contractual Interest Rates	8.00%
Net Carrying Value	$ 0	6,417
Fair Value Measurement Adjustments	35
Accrued Interest at Settlement	1,195
Borrowing	0
Cash Payments of Principal and Interest	0
Equity Settlement	(7,647)
Loss (Gain) at Settlement	(2,891)
Related Party Notes, Other, Due On June 30, 2021, At 1.52%, 8.99%, 8.00%, 2.86% \| Affiliated Entity
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Net Carrying Value	0	8,303
Fair Value Measurement Adjustments	137	0
Accrued Interest at Settlement	819
Borrowing	0
Cash Payments of Principal and Interest	0
Equity Settlement	(9,259)
Loss (Gain) at Settlement	(3,500)	$ (137)
Notes Payable, Due On June 2021, At 1.52% \| Affiliated Entity
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Contractual Interest Rates		1.52%
Notes Payable, Due On June 2021, At 8.99% \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rates		8.99%
Notes Payable, Due On June 2021, At 8.00% \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rates		8.00%
Notes Payable, Other Notes, Due On June 2021, At 2.86% \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rates		2.86%
Related Party Notes, Other, Due On Demand June 30, 2021, At 8.99%, 6.99% \| Affiliated Entity
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Net Carrying Value	0	$ 1,749
Fair Value Measurement Adjustments	11	0
Accrued Interest at Settlement	378
Borrowing	0
Cash Payments of Principal and Interest	0
Equity Settlement	(2,138)
Loss (Gain) at Settlement	$ (808)	$ (11)
Notes Payable - Other, Due On Demand, At 8.99% \| Affiliated Entity
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Contractual Interest Rates		8.99%
Notes Payable - Other Notes, Due June 30, 2021 At 6.99% \| Affiliated Entity
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Contractual Interest Rates		6.99%
Related Party Notes, Other, Due On June 30, 2021, At 8.00% \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rates	8.00%	8.00%
Net Carrying Value	$ 0	$ 11,578
Fair Value Measurement Adjustments	57	0
Accrued Interest at Settlement	1,693
Borrowing	0
Cash Payments of Principal and Interest	0
Equity Settlement	(13,328)
Loss (Gain) at Settlement	$ (5,038)	$ (57)