Revenue Recognition - Contract assets and liabilities and liabilities activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Revenue Recognition
Contract assets	$ 1,837	$ 32
Contract liabilities	40,194	$ 38,445
Contract balances
Beginning balance	38,445
Additions	7,284
Recognized in revenue	(4,375)
Marketing activities	(1,160)
Ending balance	$ 40,194

Contract with customer liability decrease in marketing activities.

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Contract with customer liability increase (decrease) for contract liability.

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126919976&loc=SL49130531-203044

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-Publisher FASB
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-Topic 606
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
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-Publisher FASB
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Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

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