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Debt (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($)								1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2024	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 03, 2022	Jun. 02, 2022	Feb. 15, 2022	Oct. 05, 2018	Sep. 07, 2018	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 28, 2022	Aug. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	May 12, 2022	Feb. 16, 2022	Feb. 14, 2022	Dec. 14, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal payments									$ 106,000,000.0	$ 45,900,000	$ 69,800,000
Debt issuance costs									3,100,000	7,900,000	10,700,000
(Gain) loss on debt extinguishment, net									(28,634,000)	12,463,000	$ 0
2018 Purchase Agreements and Indenture
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Purcahse price							$ 140,000,000.0
Actual cumulative net sales										481,000,000.0
Increase of Principal Balance					$ 28,000,000.0					28,000,000.0
Subordinated loan										$ 35,000,000.0
Note Principal Reduction Amount									20,000,000.0
AggregatePrincipalAmount							$ 224,000,000.0
Related Party Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Promissory note															$ 5,000.0		$ 35,000,000.0
Minimum [Member] \| 2018 Purchase Agreements and Indenture
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash Requirement																	$ 10,000,000.0
2020 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal amount																$ 8,800,000
Accounts receivable revolving loan facility in an aggregate amount																		$ 10,000.0
Line Of Credit FacilityI nterest Rate	1.75%
Amendment Number Four [Member] \| 2018 Purchase Agreements and Indenture
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Forgiven amount		$ 28,000,000.0						$ 28,000,000.0
Note Principal Reduction Amount		41,400,000		$ 41,400,000
Repurchase Principal In Percentage			100.00%
Cash Received				15,000,000.0								$ 34,000,000.0
Minimum Cash Requirement		5,000,000.0						5,000,000.0
Outstanding principal amount		$ 39,700,000						39,700,000					$ 1,700,000
Principal payments								$ 28,000,000.0
(Gain) loss on debt extinguishment, net									$ (28,600,000)
Fair value decrease														$ 30,400,000
Carrying value increased														$ 30,400,000
Amendment Number Four [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| 2018 Purchase Agreements and Indenture
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
AggregatePrincipalAmount				$ 50,000,000.0		$ 25,000,000.0